Sao Paulo set for opener as Brazil gets first IRL race
CBS Sports - Wed Nov 25, 10:23 pm ETThe Indy Racing League will open its 2010 season on the streets of Sao Paulo, the first time the IndyCar series has held a race in Brazil.
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The Indy Racing League will open its 2010 season on the streets of Sao Paulo, the first time the IndyCar series has held a race in Brazil.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) - Public money in Brazil is being used by the state development bank to finance deforestation projects and others that trample rights, concentrate wealth, and encourage "imperialist" expansion of large national companies, according to activists at a three-day meeting in this southeastern city. Inter Press Service read more
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil - Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend.
Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's crackdown on Amazon destruction
Frankfurt -- Germany's Volkswagen AG today announced plans to invest $3.5 billion in Brazil and said it hopes to be building a million vehicles a year in the country by 2014.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The Brazilian federal court that oversees government spending found Banco do Brasil SA bought Banco Votorantim SA without carrying out proper due diligence, O Estado de S. Paulo said, citing a report from the court.
Finance Minister Guido Mantega this week approved 2.2 billion reais ($1.3 billion) in new and extended tax breaks for vehicles, furniture and construction materials in a bid to boost sales, bolster manufacturing and create jobs.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--The Central Bank of Brazil will discuss taking over supervision of local investment funds from the country's Securities and Exchange Commission, or CVM, bank President Henrique Meirelles said Friday.
Mobile Entertainment Forum , the global trade association of the mobile media industry, has announced the launch of its Latin America chapter with an inaugural meeting in Sao Paulo that attracted over 100 companies across the value-chain last week.
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 27, 2009) - Blackhawk Resource Corp. ("Blackhawk" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:BLR) is pleased to announce it has signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to dispose of all of the issued and outstanding securities of RMC Exploracao Petrolifera Ltda. ("RMC"). RMC is a subsidiary of the Corporation and holds the Corporation's exploration blocks in Brazil. RMC ...
BRASILIA -(Dow Jones)- Brazil will make available a total of $14 billion in credits to the International Monetary Fund, up from the $10 billion originally planned, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Wednesday.
Finance Minister Guido Mantega approved this week 2.2 billion reais ($1.3 billion) in new and extended tax breaks for vehicles, furniture and construction materials in a bid to boost sales, bolster manufacturing and create jobs.
Volkswagen to invest $3.5 billion in Brazil on new models, expanding production
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks fell the most in two weeks and the currency tumbled after inflation accelerated and Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt rattled investors seeking higher returns in emerging markets.
Jews living in Brazil “live in harmony” with their neighbors, the president of the World Jewish Congress said. Ronald Lauder met Jewish and non-Jewish officials last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Volkswagen to invest €2.3 billion in Brazil on new models, expanding production