Provides the latest RSS feeds for Brazil News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil Sun.com http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/cat/24437442923341f1/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 00:05:58 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:05:58 -0400 30 Australian filmmaker Justin Sisely, who controversially filmed 'Virgins Wanted,' a documentary where a man and a woman auctioned off their virginity, has transformed the film into a reality series. The project in the beginning was supposed to be a feature-length documentary but now Sisely is promoting it as a reality TV series - set to debut at MIPCOM, an entertainment trade fair in October in ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214711848/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:50:05 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214711848/scat/24437442923341f1 The Brazilian government has announced a curtailment of 28 billion reais ($13.65 billion) in the 2013 federal budget. The budget cut aims to help the government achieve the primary surplus goal, which was established at 155.9 billion reais ($76 billion) for the year under review, which represents 3.2 percent of Brazil's GDP, Planning and Budget Minister Miriam Belchior said. The cut falls ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214709697/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214709697/scat/24437442923341f1 Mention Botafogo to most young Brazilian football fans and the likelihood is the word will conjure images of a battling club with a small, if passionate, supporter base and a sparse trophy cabinet. Forgotten is the fact that Brazil's 1962 World Cup-winning team comprised five Botafogo players, including the crooked-legged Garrincha, rated by many as the game's greatest player before Pele, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708993/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708993/scat/24437442923341f1 Santos have rejected a 20 million-euro offer from Barcelona for Brazil star Neymar. The Brazilian outfit, which last week turned down Barcelona's initial 18 million-euro bid for the striker, made the decision after a meeting of the club's board Wednesday night, reports Xinhua. "Santos has analysed the the proposal and it doesn't meet our requirements," Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708115/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708115/scat/24437442923341f1 Olimpia raised hopes of an unlikely semifinal berth after holding Fluminense to a 0-0 draw in their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg. The Paraguayan outfit was reduced to 10-men at the Sao Januario stadium in the 82nd minute Wednesday when midfielder Eduardo Aranda received his second yellow card for a foul on Rhayner, reports Xinhua. Despite dominating possession and creating a number ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708113/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214708113/scat/24437442923341f1 (54 mins ago) One person was killed in a fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro on Brazil and spread to nearby homes, officials said. Six giant fuel containers at the storage site caught fire, sending flames up to 50 meters leaping into the air and columns of thick smoke far into the sky that could be seen miles away. The victim was a 43 year-old man who ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729704/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:47:09 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729704/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu May 23, 2013 9:27pm EDT * Production-sharing auction to be 1st under 2010 law * Giant Libra area seen producing up to 12 bln barrels * Auction moved up 1 month to meet president's schedule By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil plans to sell the right to explore and develop its largest-ever oil discovery in October, auctioning an offshore petroleum prospect that is ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729186/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:27:22 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729186/scat/24437442923341f1 El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214728351/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:09 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214728351/scat/24437442923341f1 /enpproperty--> China should diversify its economic relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean and drop its previous model of relying more on trade, according to a "yellow book" by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released on Thursday. Cooperation with the region would not only boost trade but also promote more investment and financial ties, said the Annual ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727365/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:04 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727365/scat/24437442923341f1 Brazil's National Monetary Council authorized on Thursday an increase of the coverage of the country's FGC bank deposit guarantee fund to provide greater protection to depositors and align the country's policies with deposit guarantee practices abroad, the council said.The move had previously been approved at a board meeting of institutions participating in the FGC fund, which is a ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727038/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:05 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727038/scat/24437442923341f1 Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727286/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:06 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727286/scat/24437442923341f1 View Photo Aerial view of Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 11, 2013. Brazil on Thursday said it will auction concessions to drill and explore an offshore oil field believed to hold up to 12 billion barrels of crude, the country's largest find. Libra, discovered in 2010, is within the vast Santos Basin, located some 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727323/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:48 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727323/scat/24437442923341f1 Brazil's Federal Police said on Thursday that nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725830/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725830/scat/24437442923341f1 BRAZIL'S first auction of contracts to develop offshore oil and gas reserves in the pre-salt region will be held in October, or earlier than previously scheduled, the government ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214726079/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214726079/scat/24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil - The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court. President Dilma Rousseff appointed Luis Roberto Barroso to the high court on Thursday. Barroso represented Battisti in 2011 when the Supreme Court convened to decide whether to extradite him to Italy to be tried for four political ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725834/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:25 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725834/scat/24437442923341f1 SAO PAULO - Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas. The force says two women and seven men in the city of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira are in custody for the alleged sexual exploitation and abuse of Indian girls between the ages of 11 and 15. Federal police inspector Fabio Pessoa says ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725835/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:13 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725835/scat/24437442923341f1 - Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics. Shops were shuttered and more than 5,400 children were turned away from school Thursday morning after traffickers, shouting from ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214726080/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:11:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214726080/scat/24437442923341f1 Miami.-The Dominican Republic is among Latin America's fastest growing trade partners of China and South Korea, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on figures from the International Monetary Fund and the Korean government. Dominican Republic exports to China last year grew 40.8 percent to $411 million. That was the fifth-highest increase in Latin America. Total ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723113/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:11:15 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723113/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu May 23, 2013 4:08pm EDT * Mining sector says languishing as new rules awaited * Quarter of expected Brazil mining investment on hold * Congress could shelve vote on bill By Leonardo Goy BRASILIA, May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's government plans to submit its mining reform bill to Congress in June rather than this month, energy minister Edison Lobao said on Thursday, prolonging a wait that is ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724238/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724238/scat/24437442923341f1 Brazil has frozen 28 billion Reais (approx 13.7 billion dollars) in its 2013 budget as it tries to meet its primary surplus target, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Thursday in Brasilia. President Dilma Rousseff’s administration is trying to meet targeted primary surplus goal of 155.9 billion Reais without undermining economic ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723264/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:36 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723264/scat/24437442923341f1 , the director of the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP, said Thursday. Dubbed Libra, the prospect is "singular" and is larger than the Lula field that started Brazil's pre-salt craze when announced in 2007, ANP's Magda Chambriard said. "These estimates are the most recent" after three-dimensional seismic data was received recently by the ANP, Ms. Chambriard said. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721656/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:58 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721656/scat/24437442923341f1 Share/Bookmark Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced yesterday that the country will cut 28bn reales (US$13.7 bn) in spending for this year's budget, mainly due to slower economic growth than ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721161/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:11 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721161/scat/24437442923341f1 annual report for 2013 , in which it highlights the main issues affecting human rights globally and in Latin America. The 2013 report focused much of its attention on the plight of migrants and refugees, and in this context the organisationurged the US government to reconsider its immigration laws as hundreds of Latin American citizens risk their lives every year in illegal border ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721636/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:10 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721636/scat/24437442923341f1 ARTICLE 19 is disappointed with the decision of a court in Sao Paulo to uphold a ban against a protester who has been campaigning against a property development in the city. The Court of Justice in the State of So Paulo has approved an injunction against the engineer and community activist Ricardo Fraga Oliveira, founder of the Movement for the Other Side of the Wall campaign.Fraga, who is a ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214720026/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:11 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214720026/scat/24437442923341f1 Pope Francis met this morning with Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, President of El Salvador at the Apostolic Palace today. Shortly after his meeting with the Holy Father, President Funes met with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214719966/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:21 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214719966/scat/24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO -; A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718305/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:30:21 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718305/scat/24437442923341f1 SAO PAULO | Thu May 23, 2013 12:22pm EDT SAO PAULO May 23 (Reuters) - The former chief executive of Brazilian appliance and furniture retailer ViaVarejo said on Thursday he quit because of strategic differences with executives of the controlling Grupo Po de Acar, according to his resignation letter that Reuters obtained. Antonio Ramatis Rodrigues took the helm at ViaVarejo just six ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214720028/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214720028/scat/24437442923341f1 Brazil 's first auction for the so-called pre-salt region that holds the country's largest discoveries will be limited to one field, the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718534/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718534/scat/24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:40am EDT RIO DE JANEIRO May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's Libra prospect in the subsalt area that will be auctioned in the second half of October has between 26 billion and 42 billion barrels of in-place oil, Magda Chambriard, director of the ANP oil agency said on Thursday. "This is really different; it's very big," she said of a column of ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718463/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718463/scat/24437442923341f1 Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Brzilian tennis player Teliana Pereira advanced today to the third stage of the Roland Garros' qualifying, defeating Canadian Stephanie Dubois by a double 6-3. The also Brazilian Joao Souza, ninth, was eliminated on Thursday at the sam stage, after losing with the Spanish Pablo Carreno-Busta, with partial 1-6, 6-2, 1-6. Two other Latin American, Ecuadorian Julio ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716812/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:46 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716812/scat/24437442923341f1 Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716699/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:54 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716699/scat/24437442923341f1 Robbie Blakeley By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense drew 0-0 with Paraguayan outfit Olimpia in the first leg of ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716924/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:37 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716924/scat/24437442923341f1 Independent agency Mother is planning to open its fourth office in Brazil next year and has asked creative Gustavo Sousa to lead the charge. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716421/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:54 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214716421/scat/24437442923341f1 Pope Francis speaks with El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes as they stand in front of a reliquary containing a fragment of the vestment that archbishop Oscar Romero was wearing when he was assassinated, during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715182/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:22 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715182/scat/24437442923341f1 New York, May 23 : Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715317/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:24 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715317/scat/24437442923341f1 Unemployment inched up in Brazil in April and is expected to end the year around 6.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. After years of record low unemployment, lackluster investment by corporations, and sub par growth last year is finally weighing in. Earlier on Thursday, the Brazilian Institute for Statistics, known as IBGE, showed that the April unemployment rate rose to 5.8% from ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715403/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:32 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715403/scat/24437442923341f1 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador met Pope Francis on Thursday to urge his fellow Latin American to put Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, on the road to Roman Catholic ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715404/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:24 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715404/scat/24437442923341f1 It involves dexterous footwork and stylish movements of the upper body and arms, which are reminiscent of breakdancing and other urban dance styles. Clipe do Vinimax - Batalha do Passinhozejacy But hybridization and remixing have always been a characteristic of Brazilian culture in general, and this dance isn't any different. The Passinho dance style adapts elements of North American ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715139/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:29 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715139/scat/24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazil's unemployment rate climbed for a fourth-consecutive month in April and local wages continued to retreat as tight labor markets in Latin America's largest economy continued easing. Unemployment was 5.8% in April compared with 5.7% in March, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said Thursday. The unemployment rate in April 2012 was ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715405/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715405/scat/24437442923341f1 Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SO PAULO, BRAZIL - The United States has informed the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the current U.S. Ambassador to ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715406/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:32 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214715406/scat/24437442923341f1 EUR634 .4 million, down 6.8% year-on-year, reflecting Portugal's challenging economic conditions and pricing pressure, as well as lower interconnection revenues among other factors. Brazilian telco Oi generated turnover ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214713985/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:51:51 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214713985/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu May 23, 2013 7:48am EDT OSX Brasil SA, the shipyard and ship leasing company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, fired 300 employees as part of an effort to cut costs, O Estado de S. Paulo said on Thursday. According to Estado, which did not cite anyone as the source for the information, the company decided to slow down construction of a shipyard until receiving new orders. The ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214713988/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:48:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214713988/scat/24437442923341f1 Arlene Foster attended South America's largest healthcare exhibition.The company currently employs around 110 people and exports to 55 countries including the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712223/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:32 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712223/scat/24437442923341f1 Droylsden ? Run their finely tuned thoroughbreds into the ground for no financial gain? Hardly. Those seeking a soccer planner's dream gone mad should instead look to Brazil. The 27 deeply idiosyncratic estaduais (state championships) run from January until the middle of May (the biggest, the Campeonato Paulista, can last for up to 23 matches). After a generous seven days of rest, the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712724/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:21:03 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712724/scat/24437442923341f1 The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I made the offer for humanitarianism, instead of politics," Xinhua quoted da Silva, as saying while referring to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, who has been convicted of adultery and sentenced to death ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214711443/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:39 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214711443/scat/24437442923341f1 ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214709390/scat/24437442923341f1 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:44:14 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214709390/scat/24437442923341f1 A pair of second-half penalties have secured a 2-1 victory for Venezuela in their friendly international against El Salvador.In preparation for next month's FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Bolivia, Venezuela picked up their second win in five international matches, despite going behind to Darwin Ceren's first-half strike.Venezuela recovered in the opening 25 minutes of the second half, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214705239/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:59:59 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214705239/scat/24437442923341f1 US Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte said Wednesday he has no doubt superstar Michael Phelps will end his retirement and return to the pool for another shot at Olympic glory at the 2016 Rio Games.Speaking in Vancouver where he is swimming in a local meet in the Canadian city this weekend, the 28-year-old Lochte, winner of 11 Olympic medals and holder of three world records in the individual ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704991/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704991/scat/24437442923341f1 The Flavours of South America Roadshow Sydney showcased exciting destinations, providing an insight into the unique tours and opportunities available throughout the continent. Adventure World hosted the event, bringing together destination specialists from Peru, Brazil, Patagonia, Argentina, Bolivia, Condor Travel, LATAM Airlines, Exodus and Metropolitan Touring and Cruceros. Adventure ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704354/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:50 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704354/scat/24437442923341f1 Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn called for the Dakar Rally to cancel its debut run in Bolivia unless an ailing American businessman being held under house arrest there is released. Penn, a friend of President Evo Morales has angered Bolivian authorities with his ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704358/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:51:48 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704358/scat/24437442923341f1 (file photo) Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo has been elected the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Brazilian authorities announced Tuesday. The WTO is expected to make the official announcement Wednesday, but Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed Azebedo's victory in the election, taking at least 93 votes, more than the 80 necessary to win. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704359/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:49 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704359/scat/24437442923341f1 The Carrot Concept is a multi-disciplinary design collective of artists, architects, and entrepreneurs in El Salvador. They launched their first collection during this past weekend's New York Design ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701718/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:08 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701718/scat/24437442923341f1 United Airlines partner SkyWest Inc. agreed to buy more than 4 billion dollars of Brazil’s Embraer jets as new pilot contracts at the largest carriers allow commuter operators to fly bigger ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214702134/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:22 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214702134/scat/24437442923341f1 The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. What happens once those vehicles hit the streets, however, is shaping up as ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701747/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701747/scat/24437442923341f1 FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2013 file photo, firefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Relatives of the victims of the nightclub fire that earlier this year killed 242 people in southern Brazil, said on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 that little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since the tragedy. (AP Photo/Agencia ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214700587/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:14 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214700587/scat/24437442923341f1 Venezuelan lawmakers Wednesday acted to end the South American nation's toilet paper shortage. The Parliament allocated $81 million so the Commerce Ministry can import nearly 39 million rolls of toilet paper and other necessities, El Universal reported. The lawmakers also approved the importation of 50 million sanitary pads, 3 million tubes of toothpaste, 17 million disposable diapers and ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214700908/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:37 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214700908/scat/24437442923341f1 ASUNCION, Paraguay -; Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699320/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699320/scat/24437442923341f1 Santo Domingo.- Immigration Agency director on Wednesday said the country isn't obliged to receive Haitian nationals repatriated from Brazil or other nations, if they didn't depart from the country. Jose Ricardo Taveras noted that in recent months Brazil has deported more than 300 Haitians who allegedly departed from Dominican Republic. He said the country, which signed off on the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699322/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:38:18 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699322/scat/24437442923341f1 UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699281/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:01 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699281/scat/24437442923341f1 Aptilo Networks . Aptilo SMP provides a carrier-class Wi-Fi service with mobile data offloading for Oi's fixed broadband and mobile customers. Oi is the second-largest telecom operator in Latin America and the largest in Brazil. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699375/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:40 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699375/scat/24437442923341f1 A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699319/scat/24437442923341f1 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:23 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699319/scat/24437442923341f1