Brazil

Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:29 UTC
Argentina/Brazil trade disputes reached a ‘furious level’ during Mercosur last summit in Montevideo

International issues helped Mercosur to close ranks and give a false image of unity during the last summit held in Uruguay, according to diplomatic sources in Montevideo that are surfacing details of a bitter exchange behind doors between Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez and Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff.
Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:23 UTC
Rio subway breakdown adds to Monday’s security lapses in Pope Francis visit

Rio de Janeiro's subway broke down on Tuesday, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town for a huge Catholic gathering and a papal visit already marked by security lapses. Crowds of people crammed into buses, scrambled to find taxis or began walking toward Copacabana beach for an evening mass to officially kick off World Youth Day.
Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:19 UTC
Mass with 400.000 Catholics in Copacabana beach marks opening of World Youth Day

Around 400,000 Roman Catholics have joined a Tuesday evening ceremony on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to mark the opening of World Youth Day. The highlight of the festival will be a visit on Thursday by Pope Francis.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 08:00 UTC
Polls confirm support for Rousseff has crashed and Lula da Silva becomes an option

Former president Lula da Silva is back leading opinion polls as the most likeable candidate for Brazil’s presidential election in 2014, eleven percentage points ahead of his successor and current president Dilma Rousseff according to the latest public opinion polls released over the week end.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 07:54 UTC
Despite papal blessings, Brazil further cuts spending and growth forecast

Brazil is cutting spending for the second time in two months to help meet its fiscal target as it forecasts slower growth this year which was also confirmed according to the latest Central Bank survey. The economic data was announced while Brazil had its eyes and ears in Rio do Janeiro to receive Pope Francis.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 07:48 UTC
Violent protests against Rio do Janeiro governor following Pope’s reception

Rio de Janeiro was the stage for violent protests centred at Palacio Guanabara where earlier in the day Pope Francis had been received by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. The incidents occurred Monday night during a demonstration against Rio state governor Sergio Cabral which convened an estimated 1.500 people according to the police.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 20:36 UTC
Pope warns of an entire generation of jobless young people, before arriving in Rio

Pope Francis warned Monday that the world risks having an entire generation of jobless young people as he arrived to Brazil. The 76-year-old Argentine, speaking to journalists aboard the papal plane heading to the Catholic youth event in Rio de Janeiro, said his trip aimed in part “to encourage young people to integrate into society” and convince the world not to abandon them.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:54 UTC
Francis, champion of the poor arrives at a restive and Catholic faith losing Brazil

Pope Francis is due in Brazil Monday on his first foreign trip as pontiff to attend an international youth festival in the world's biggest Catholic country.
Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:50 UTC
The good pastor will put in practice ‘the new way of interacting with the world’

Pope Francis’s response to the challenges of the Catholic Church has been to help find “an entirely new way to interact with the world” by the manner in which he communicates, said Sao Paulo Cardinal Odilo Scherer, one of two Latin Americans named to the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization created in 2010.
Saturday, July 20th 2013 - 22:24 UTC
Tickets for the 2014 World Cup final will range from 440 to 990 dollars

FIFA has released the price list for tickets to the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil. Fans have until 10 October to apply and a ballot will decide which of the applications are successful.