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  • Corinthians beat Santos to win Campeonato Paulista

    Corinthians won their 27th Campeonato Paulista title after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the final against Santos. The result at the Vila Belmiro stadium Sunday gave the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions a 3-2 aggregate victory, reports Xinhua. Cicero scored the opener for Santos just before the half-hour with a stunning left-foot volley before Danilo equalised two minutes later with a ...

  • Mexico aims to boost trade with Brazil

    Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade visited his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, with whom he agreed to promote a series of business meetings to boost bilateral trade. Meade told a press conference that, on the topic of trade, "right now that is Mexico's goal", but that at present there is no intention to negotiate free-trade agreements with Brazil. "There's a mutual ...

  • Brazil midfielder Paulinho denies transfer rumours

    Brazil international midfielder Paulinho has denied speculation that he is on the verge of a move to Europe. The 24-year-old Corinthians star is reportedly on the radar of Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea, among other European clubs, reports Xinhua. Speaking after Corinthians' 3-2 aggregate victory over Santos in the final of the Campeonato Paulista Sunday, Paulinho said he would ...

  • Brazilian Music Choices for the Novice

    My first morning in Brazil, I walked into the FNAC music store on Paulista Avenue in So Paulo's business district and sought the guidance of a few cool looking employees in their 20's. I figured, they'd know what was up. I met Gabriel Vianna and asked him to recommend three Brazilian musicians or bands that are selling well right now. He said female singers are hot in Brazil. ...

  • Brazilian Military Leads UN Mission in Democratic Congo

    Kinshasa, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz will lead the mission of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), confirmed today a government statement. The military was appointed on Sunday Commander of that force by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, replacing Indian General Chander Prakash, whose term ...

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the best so far of the film series based on J.K. Rowlings books about a burgeoning boy wizard. While the first two films were competently directed by Chris Columbus, they relied far too much on the source ... ...

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  • Brazil trapped by Argentina and Venezuela economic mismanagements

    Brazil’s main financial newspaper Valor Economico revealed that the recent summit between Presidents Cristina Fernandez and Dilma Rousseff from Argentina and Brazil was far from polite and enlightening, rather the contrary with "strong disagreements in the fields of trade and investment" shaking the foundations of ...

  • Brazil Set to Lift Ban on Imports of EU Cattle Beef

    has amended its import regulations regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy, paving the way for the ban on imports of breeding cattle and beef from the European Union to be lifted.The European Commission applauded the change and encouraged Brazil to bring all of the remaining import conditions related to BSE and imports of animals and animal products in line with international standards. Since ...

  • Brazil probes rumour that set off panic run on state bank

    BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumour that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend. A rumour that payments of the Bolsa Familia program would be ended led crowds to line up over the weekend at branches of the Caixa Economica ...

  • Bolivia and US Discuss Procedure for Exit of USAID

    La Paz, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The government of Bolivia and the US Embassy in this South American country will define the procedure for the exit of the US Agency for International Development (Usaid)from Bolivia. That agency was expelled from Bolivia after accusations of conspiracy against the Bolivian government. Bolivian Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said this diplomatic mission of ...

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