A vision of “the Apocalypse, everything burnt, turned black from ashes and smoke,” was what photographer Mila Petrillo saw when she returned in October to what had been her Eden in the Brazilian municipality of Alto Paraiso, 230 km from Brasilia. Read Article
Goldman Sachs gave buy ratings to Brazilian carriers Gol Linhas Aereas Sa and Tam Sa , as Latin America’s middle class expands further amid strong economic activity. “Less than a third of Brazilian families are potential air travelers today,” the financial services firm said in note to clients. Read Article
Sales of cars and light trucks in Brazil rose to a fourth consecutive annual record in 2010, underscoring a boom in lending that has made Latin America’s largest economy a top market for global automakers. Sales jumped 10.6 percent in 2010 from 2009 to 3.33 million units, a source with knowledge of the figures told […]
Yesterday was a historic day in Brazil, and the end of an era for President Lula da Silva, whose leadership over the last eight years has made Brazil one of the most rapidly developing countries in the World, as well as a nation on the leading edge of environmental policy. Read Article
Italy’s ambassador to Brazil has been recalled after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opted not to extradite a leftist extremist facing murder charges in Italy on Friday, his last day in office. Read Article
61 cases confirmed of measles in Grande Joao Pessoa, Brazil per the health department.
A Brazilian labour court judge late Wednesday ordered aviation unions preparing a crippling pre-Christmas airport strike Thursday to abort their action under threat of big fines. Milton de Moura Franca, president of the High Labour Tribunal in Brasilia, issued the order just hours before the stoppage was to take hold across all of Brazil’s 65 […]
Brazil could be set for airport chaos this week after unions dug in their heels and kept plans for a strike Thursday that would affect hundreds of thousands of passengers heading off on Christmas vacation. Read Article
Brazilian police have busted 25 members of a 34-strong criminal gang in the slums around Rio de Janeiro. Some of the members are allegedly attached to local councils and the police force. Read Article
China’s State Grid has bought seven Brazilian power distributors for $US1 billion ($A1.01 billion), the latest in a string of Chinese takeovers of South American energy assets betting on the region’s fast growth. Read Article
Brazil’s popular outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who hands power to his political ally Dilma Rousseff in less than two weeks, said he could run for office again in 2014. “One can never say never,”the 65-year old leader said in an interview on Brazilian television. Read Article
Eurocopter’s Helicópteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary today delivered the initial three EC725s for Brazil’s armed forces, marking a key milestone in the program to supply 50 of these medium-sized, multi-role helicopters – which will lead to in-country production of the rotary-wing aircraft. These first three helicopters were provided in a standard configuration and will undergo […]
Hypermarcas, the largest Brazilian maker of personal hygiene products, said it would buy pharmaceutical company Mantecorp for 2.5 billion reais ($1.5 billion), a deal that will make it the country’s second-largest drugmaker. The Sao Paulo-based company said in a regulatory filing late on Sunday that 600 million reais would be paid in cash and the […]
Pentair (NYSE: PNR), a diversified industrial manufacturing company, announced Friday it will acquire Hidro Filtros do Brasil, a manufacturer of industrial and residential water filters in Brazil. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read Story
A Brazilian newspaper reported that drug traffickers control 70 percent of the marijuana plantations in Capitan Bado and Pedro Juan Caballero that are located in the Amambay department. These cities are located on the border with Brazil encompassing Mato Grosso do Sul. The First Commando da Capital (PCC) is believed to be the primary participant […]