Brazil

Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:50 UTC
Brazil counters bad press: “we can be ready to organize the World Cup in two months”

Brazil, plagued by delays and in-fighting in its preparations for the 2014 World Cup, could stage the event in two months' time if necessary, the country's sports minister said on Friday.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 19:41 UTC
Brazil ready to support IMF but demands greater power for BRICS countries

Brazil conditioned the disbursement of more funds for the IMF to help countries in crisis to a greater say in the multilateral organization and the advance of European initiatives to solve the current Euro and debt crisis.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 18:58 UTC
Chile and Uruguay less corrupt in Latam; other Mercosur members not so clean

Chile and Uruguay are the least corrupt countries in Latinamerica, while Paraguay and Venezuela are at the other extreme, according to the latest ‘Corruption Perceptions’ Index’ from Transparency International released this week.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 15:41 UTC
Brazilian biologists manage to picture rare example of albino dolphin

Brazilian biologists have found an extremely rare example of an albino dolphin among an endangered species that lives off the southern coast of South America.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 01:26 UTC
Buenos Aires launched 2011/12 season with the Italian cruise ‘Opera’

The 2011/12 cruise season was officially inaugurated this week in Buenos Aires with the arrival from Venice of ‘Opera’ with 1.900 passengers. The cruise vessel belongs to the Italian company MSC and most tourists are Argentines, as well as French, Italian, German and Brazilians.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 00:04 UTC
Brazil announces measures to stimulate economy and domestic consumption

Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced Thursday a package of measures aimed at stimulating the economy and domestic consumption, amid an international crisis mainly affecting developed nations as a consequence of the Euro situation.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 06:02 UTC
Brazil has the highest real interest rate among 40 leading economies

The Brazilian Central bank latest decision to lower the basic interest rate by half a percentage point to 11%, confirms Brazil leadership as the country with the highest real interest rates in the world. An honour it has held interruptedly for the last 23 months.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:19 UTC
Emirates Airlines inaugurates Dubai-Buenos Aires daily flights 3 January

Emirates Airlines will fly on a daily basis between Dubai and Buenos Aires, with a call at Rio do Janeiro, as of next January 3, it was announced in the Argentine capital by Richard Vaughan Senior Vice-president for Commercial Operations.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:14 UTC
Countdown for Brazil’s Labour minister: sixth cabinet loss on corruption allegations

Brazil’s Executive Committee on Public Ethics, on a unanimous decision adopted on Wednesday recommended President Dilma Rousseff the removal of Labour and Employment Minister Carlos Lupi.
Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:09 UTC
The best beauty contest in the world and a Brazilian obsession: Miss Bumbum

What can be greater for Brazilians than the 2014 World Cup which will be hosted by the country? The best beauty contest of all times…the several reasons to visit Brazil in spite of all the street killings: the Miss Bumbum competition.