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Brazil clears way for gay marriage
A top judicial panel has cleared the way for same-sex marriage in Brazil, ruling that gay couples cannot be denied marriage licenses.The National Council of Justice, which oversees the Brazilian judicial system and is headed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday said government offices that issue marriage licenses had no standing to reject gay couples.'This is the equivalent ...
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Central China woos Latin American investors
/enpproperty--> Central China's Henan province said on Saturday it will try to create a more amicable investment environment for Latin American countries, in a bid to further lure investors from the Caribbean adjacent region amid China's economic slowdown. "We will continue to open up fields including education, medical care, finance, aviation, and modern services to foreign ...
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Real Rebound Seen as Brazil Addresses Inflation Market Reversal
Brazilian central bank President Alexandre Tombini's commitment to fighting inflation is increasing the prospects the real will rebound from a four-month low, trading patterns show. The currency weakened 0.7 percent against the dollar last week, sending it outside the so-called trading envelope for the first time since March, which typically indicates that a decline will be difficult ...
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Brazil officials must register gay unions as marriages
By The Associated Press Brazilian notaries public must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country's National Council of Justice said Tuesday. The council that oversees the country's judiciary said in a statement that notaries public cannot refuse to marry gay couples or convert a same-sex civil union into a marriage if that's what the pair ...
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How A Free Press Is Threatened By Latin American Governments
One of the greatest threats to press freedom in Latin America comes in the form of shady criminal groups like Mexican drug cartels or Colombian paramilitaries who harass and sometimes murder journalists that report on their activities. Increasingly, however, a new threat is emerging in the hemisphere. It comes in the form of democratically elected officials. These politicians, who wear suave ...
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US robots Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil one of safest sporting events ever
World Cup 2014 Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history." The 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost between $100,000 and $200,000 apiece, will arrive in Brazil as ...
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Jordy Smith surfs to ASP win in Brazil
surfing tournament Sunday. Smith navigated the 2-to-4 foot swells at Barra Da Tijuca to win the third stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour by a score of 17.80-16.34. Smith scored high by catching air on one productive wave and performing a so-called stailfish air-reverse on another. It was the third career ASP victory for the 25-year-old Smith and his first ...
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Corrida da Ponte Half Marathon 2013 Daily
Chesney Hearst By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Early on the morning of Sunday, May 19th, over eight thousand registered runners will take part in the Corrida da Ponte (The Bridge Run), a 21.4 km half marathon across the famous bridge known as the Ponte Rio-Niteri, which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro ...
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Uruguay and Brazil prove opposites attract
Uruguay are filled with episodes of rivalry and tension, the countries' peoples insist instead on a relationship based on friendship and admiration. Thus, despite having motives aplenty to produce angst-filled on-the-pitch encounters, it is simply not the case ...
Rio de Janeiro Digest
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Rio's uphill battle to host the Games
Rio de Janeiro has many aspects, it is the party capital of Brazil, the internationally recognized face of the country, the most visited city in Brazil, the crime capital of South America, a city with some of the highest drug use statistics and, more recently, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Winning that particular war has not been easy.
Rio de Janeiro, this bustling city of 6 million people (14 million if one includes the greater metro area) is the second largest city in Brazil and is famous for its statue Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop Corcovado Mountain and has looked down upon the city for almost 100 years. It is also famous for the internationally known Carnivale, the city’s samba schools, the fabulous beaches that grace our shoreline and Sugarloaf Mountain with its ancient cable car. Read more
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