Brazil

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 19:07 UTC

  Non-white, the majority population in the ‘racial democracy’ of Brazil

  

  For the first time, non-white people make up the majority of Brazil's population, according to preliminary results of the 2010 census. Out of around 191m Brazilians, 91 million identified themselves as white, 82m as mixed race and 15m as black.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 06:56 UTC

  Moody’s downgrades Brazilian meat corporation Marfrig from stable to negative

  

  Credit ratings agency Moody's changed its outlook for Brazilian meat processor Marfrig from stable to negative, citing what it feels is a deterioration in Marfrig's credit viability due to strong competition in the Brazilian protein sector in recent months, higher commodity prices, a global economic slowdown and currency volatility.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 00:40 UTC

  New look for Lula da Silva as he undergoes chemotherapy treatment

  

  Brazil's ex-president Lula da Silva got a new look Wednesday, as his wife Marisa Leticia shaved off his iconic beard and his thick head of hair ahead of chemotherapy therapy for throat cancer.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 14:33 UTC

  Brazil says BRICS is large enough for the moment

  

  Brazil does not want to see the BRICS group of emerging countries enlarged for the time being but demands the developing world be given a greater say in international bodies, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 21:52 UTC

  Flights disruptions and delays continue in Buenos Aires main airports

  

  Cancellations and more delays persisted Tuesday at Buenos Aires main airports as Aerolineas Argentinas flights suffered further setbacks to the service. The administrators of metropolitan Aeroparque and Ezeiza international airport, Aeropuertos Argentinas 2000 said that flights “were resuming, albeit slowly”.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:54 UTC

  Consortium announces major ‘high quality’ oil discovery off the Brazilian coast

  

  Repsol, Spain's biggest oil group said Monday it has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Brazil together with Chinese partner Sinopec, Britain's BG Group and Brazil's Petrobras.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:46 UTC

  Embraer has dominant position in the Middle East 60/120 pax jet segment

  

  Brazilian aerospace conglomerate, Embraer sees a market demand of 310 jets in the 60-120 passenger jet segment in the Middle-East in the period 2011-2030. According to reports, the aircraft maker has forecast a market potential of 14 billion dollars during the period in the region.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:23 UTC

  Brazil’s JBS, world’s largest beef producer plans to expand dairy business

  

  Brazil's JBS, the world's biggest beef producer, intends to expand its dairy business with strategic plans next year after the unit's double-digit growth in recent years.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 21:02 UTC

  None of world major economies will escape a slowdown forecasts the OECD

  

  None of the world's major economies will escape a slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said, highlighting increasing signs that growth momentum is dwindling across the board.

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:51 UTC

  Brazilian trade minister and 53 companies on African business round

  

  A business mission of 53 companies organised by the Brazilian government plans to begin a tour of Mozambique, Angola and South Africa on 21 November, an Apex-Brasil official said in Sao Paulo.