Brazil has largest number of millionaires in Latin America

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

U.S. bank Merrill Lynch released a study on Tuesday that places Brazil top in Latin America for the largest number of millionaires. According to the study, the world currently has 10,000,000 millionaires, and the number has increase ...

Brazil has largest number of millionaires in Latin America

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

U.S. bank Merrill Lynch released a study on Tuesday that places Brazil top in Latin America for the largest number of millionaires. According to the study, the world currently has 10,000,000 millionaires, and the number has increase ...

Brazil hails victory over U.S. in WTO cotton controversy

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Brazil expressed on Monday its satisfaction with a ruling of the appeals court of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on U.S. cotton subsidies, which Brazil claimed to be protectionist. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body ruled on Monday ...

Brazil teen loses right hand in shark attack

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

A shark ripped off the right hand of a teenager swimming along the coast of northeastern Brazil, fire department officials said Monday. Pernambuco state fire department spokesman Marcio Maia said 14-year-old Wellington dos Santos was ...

New tribe of indigenous Indians discovered in Brazilian Amazon

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

A new tribe of indigenous Indians was found in the Brazilian state of Acre in the southwest of the Amazon rainforest region, the National Foundation of Indians (Funai) reported Saturday. The Indians, who remained unknown before bei ...

Brazilian gov’t authorizes 80-percent discount air fares to South America

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

The National Civil Aviation Agency, which controls commercial flights in Brazil, informed on Friday that it will authorize discounts of up to 80 percent on plane tickets to destinations within South America. The decision will become ...

Brazilian state legislators face criminal charges

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

About half of 70 Rio de Janeiro state legislators have been accused of crimes ranging from money embezzlement to murder, local media reported Saturday. Among the 33 deputies being accused, 14 were charged with embezzling the money d ...

Russia suspends embargo on beef imports from Brazilian state of Mato Grosso

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply announced Friday that Russia has suspended restrictions on beef imported from Mato Grosso state in the South American country's central-west region. Despite the fact that t ...