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New Brazil WTO Director Says Protectionism Waning...Slowly
Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, new World Trade Organization director, says organization is still relevant. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Most Americans don't care about the World Trade Organization, let alone know what it does. But what it does can effect their daily lives, like it or not. When the WTO said that Brazil was in the ...
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No more drug war in Latin America Report explores new ways to fight drugs
A new OAS report looks at alternatives to prohibiting the drug trade, including legal market regulation, reform of the UN drug convention, and smarter ...
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Two Homeless Die in Paraguay
Asuncion, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Two homeless people died due to cold in the capital and the nearby city of Fernando de Mora, it was reported today. The arrival of a cold wave causing temperatures of seven degrees Celsius, but with a much lower thermal sensation, was identified as the cause of these deaths. Victims of cold temperatures were found dead this morning, said the television station ...
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Brazil - In Brazil less than half of public bodies respect information requests
One year after access to information law 12.527/2011 was adopted, a new study conducted by ARTICLE 19 reveals that only 44% of public bodies respond satisfactorily to information requests from individuals and non-governmental organisations."In the first year of the law's operation, only 44% of public bodies provided satisfactory information upon request. Among those replies considered ...
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Paraguay ups stakes in electricity row with Brazil Argentina
It began as a Mercosur wrist-rapping of little landlocked Paraguay but an Argentine-Brazilian-Uruguayan diplomatic effort to isolate Asuncion is backfiring with more backlash against the trio from Paraguay's newly legitimized government. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay mounted international diplomatic sanctions against Paraguay after its Congress jettisoned ...
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Oil majors flock to offshore Brazil
French supermajor Total said it secured awards for 10 new exploration licenses during the latest auction for Brazilian reserves. Total said it will serve as the operator with a 40 percent stake in five blocks in the Foz do Amazonas basin, take on a 25 percent stake in three blocks in the Espirito Santo basin, a 45 percent stake in the Ceara basin and a 50 percent stake in the Barreirinhas ...
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Brazil approves law to modernize ports
SAO PAULO -; Brazil's Congress has approved legislation aimed at modernizing and expanding the country's overcrowded ports and attracting private investments in the ...
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Bolivias Construction of Worlds Largest Cable Car Moving Forward
La Paz, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The construction of the cable car system linking the capital of Bolivia with the outlying city of El Alto, the longest in the world, is more than 60 percent complete, official sources said today. According to the coordinator of the Cable Transport Unit, Cesar Dockweiler, the hardest job, the construction of three lines, is already completed and it is expected that ...
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Real Extends Third Weekly Decline as Brazil Avoids Intervention
Brazil 's real headed for a third week of declines as the central bank refrained from intervening to strengthen the currency as the dollar rallied on speculation ...
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UPDATE 1-Brazils Eletrobras to request govt money by Sept
Fri May 17, 2013 11:41am EDT * Eletrobras to seek payment for transmission investments * Will hold off on concessions that are unprofitable SAO PAULO May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-led electric utility Centrais Eltricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, will seek by September additional compensation from the government linked to the renewal of transmission concessions, a company executive said ...
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Holy See Releases Popes Schedule for Rio de Janeiro
Pontiff Will Embark on First Apostolic Trip for World Youth DayBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, May 07, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The Holy See Press Office has released the Holy Father's itinerary for the first international Apostolic visit of his papacy. Pope Francis will begin his journey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 28th World Youth Day on July 22nd.Upon his arrival to Rio de Janeiro, ...
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Remains of Dictatorships Victims to be Identified in Paraguay
Asuncion, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The arrival yesterday in Paraguay of an Argentine team of experts started a search and identification operation for remains of victims of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship (1954-1989). After long insistence by human rights organizations and relatives of the missing, the government has deposited the necessary funds to pay for the services of the group of ...
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Total wins 10 exploration licenses during Brazils 11th Bid Round
Total will be the operator with 40% interest in five blocks situated in the Foz do Amazonas basin (FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127) and with 45% interest in one block (CE-M-661) in the Ceara ...
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Brazils Vale cuts Mozambique coal export
Moatize, Mozambique - Brazil's Vale has cut the 2013 export target for its Mozambique coal mine by nearly a third, a company official said on Friday, after heavy floods temporarily shut a railway ...
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Petrominerales awarded three blocks in the 11th Bid Round in Brazil
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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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