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  • Four mn jobs created in two years Brazilian president

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that 4.13 million full jobs have been created since the beginning of her administration in January 2011. In her weekly radio show "Breakfast with the President", Rousseff said Monday the achievement was much more significant against the backdrop of the global economic woes, which had seen many developed countries struggling with rising ...

  • Spain not yet on Brazils level Iniesta

    Andres Iniesta says Spain cannot yet claim to be on the same pedestal as Brazil in football's international hierarchy. The Barcelona midfielder has been a key member of a Spain team that has won the two European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. In an interview with Brazilian daily O Globo, Iniesta said Brazil had maintained a unique aura owing to the country's rich football history. "To ...

  • Paraguay becomes South Americas used car paradise

    Paraguay has become the main destination in South America for used cars from Japan, the US and other countries, thanks to new regulations aimed at making it easier to import automobiles so low-income consumers can purchase vehicles. Used cars are all the rage in Paraguay, where vehicles that have been shipped from thousands of kilometers away are put to use as soon as they are repaired and made ...

  • Streamlined News Agnels Big Move Brazils World Team

    PHOENIX, Arizona, May 21. YANNICK Agnel has been looking around for a place to train in the United States, and it appears he has found it. The French sports newspaper L'Equipe reports that the 200 free Olympic champion will work with Bob Bowman this summer in preparation for a reduced schedule at the world championships. Agnel will only swim relays, stating his search for a place to train ...

  • Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil

    BRASILIA, Brazil -; Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room ...

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Affliction

Paul Schrader's "Affliction" is a powerful, bleak family drama about a son's tragic inability to not become his father. Set in the bitter cold of the wintry deer hunting season in Lawford, New Hampshire, "Affliction" is filled with harsh themes of generational violence, the male dominance over women, the businessman's dominance over the blue collar worker, alcoholism, and child abuse. As a w ... ...

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  • Brazil commission says abusers could be tried

    BRASILIA, Brazil -; A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under the nation's military dictatorship says that those it finds guilty of torture could be brought to ...

  • Despite Stumbles a Promising Path for Start-Ups in Brazil

    Kevin Efrusy of Accel Partners says he is optimistic about the long-term prospects for start-ups in Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's Internet start-ups were once the darlings of emerging markets, attracting venture capitalists from around the world. But after two-plus years of growth, the sector is facing tougher times. Numerous young companies, even those with prominent investors, ...

  • Brazil Immigration Roadblocks Slow Projects as Costs Rise

    power lines across the Amazon jungle ran into an unexpected obstacle last year when Brazil took more than six months to grant visas for 200 specialized Chinese workers. The red tape increased costs and brought delays for the 1,200 kilometers (746 miles) of transmission cables on one of the most important energy projects in the world's second-biggest emerging economy, Gilvan Righetti, human ...

  • Brazil Argentina US Have Largest Number Registered for WYD

    Groups from the United States comprise the third largest national delegation of pilgrims going to the 28th World Youth Day, this year slated for July 23-28 in Rio de Janeiro, ...

  • Fitch Latin American National Oil Companies Constrained by Government Involvement

    Accounting Rules May Encourage Short-Term Leases The latest lease-accounting proposals from international and U.S. standard-setters, designed to aid transparency and consistency, may encourage companies to shift to short-term leases or structure agreements as service contracts, Fitch Ratings says. This could mean that fewer leases than originally anticipated will be brought onto the balance ...

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