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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Blackhawk Resource Corp. Announces Sale of Brazilian Subsidiary
Marketwire - Fri Nov 27, 8:43 am ETCALGARY, 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 ...
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Finance Minister: Brazil Increases Support For IMF To $14 Billion
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 25, 1:17 pm ETBRASILIA -(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.
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Brazil Tax Cuts May Force Central Bank to Raise Benchmark Rate
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 3:34 am ETFinance 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.
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Volkswagen to invest $3.5 billion in Brazil
Newsday - Fri Nov 27, 4:36 am ETVolkswagen to invest $3.5 billion in Brazil on new models, expanding production
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Brazil Stocks, Real Fall on Dubai Debt Concern, Rate Outlook
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 6:54 pm ETNov. 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.
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Lauder: Brazilian Jews ‘live in harmony’
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Sun Nov 22, 12:29 pm ETJews 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.
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Brazil: 'Gringos' Must Pay To Stop Amazon Razing
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Obama Writes to Brazil’s Leader About Iran
New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 1:03 pm ETPresident Obama reiterated the American position on Iran’s nuclear program a day before Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, visited Brazil.
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Brazil Finance Minister Denies Knowledge Of Citibank Offer
Nasdaq - Tue Nov 24, 5:32 pm ETBRASILIA -(Dow Jones)- Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Tuesday he knew nothing about an offer by Citigroup Inc. (C) to sell a stake at the height of the global financial crisis.
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Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Excellence Banquet to Award Industry Leaders in Latin America
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 26, 6:00 am ETFrost & Sullivan will honor industry leaders for their exceptional annual performance at the 2009 Best Practices Excellence Banquet in Latin America. The evening gala will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Grand Hyatt Hotel, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Brazil Suffers Another Major Blackout
AnandTech - Fri Nov 27, 1:44 am ETBrazil has endured another major blackout, as officials remain unclear what is causing the problem...
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IndyCar to open 2010 season with race in Brazil:
AutoWeek - Wed Nov 25, 10:37 pm ETThe IndyCar Series is now, finally, bound for Brazil.
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Brazil Seeks West’s Aid on Amazon
New York Times - Thu Nov 26, 9:04 pm ETMANAUS, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Thursday that rich Western nations should pay to prevent deforestation in the Amazon rain forest because those countries have caused much more past environmental destruction than the local loggers and farmers.
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Volkswagen to invest $3.5 billion in Brazil
WXOW 19 La Crosse - Fri Nov 27, 5:02 am ETGermany's Volkswagen AG on Friday announced plans to invest €2.3 billion ($3.5 billion) in Brazil and said it hopes to be building a million vehicles a year in the country by 2014.
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Lauder meets Brazilian officials
JTA - Sun Nov 22, 8:28 am ETRIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – The president of the World Jewish Congress met Jewish and non-Jewish officials last week in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad meets with Brazil's President Lula
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Major drought in Brazil worsens
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Hospital ship plugs health gap in Brazil's Amazon
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