Brazil

Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil promotes drastic cuts in regional air fares

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency which controls commercial flights policy in the country announced it will authorize discounts of up to 80% on plane tickets to destinations within South America.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ten states of Brazil to be declared free of FAM with vaccine

The Animal Health Organization, OIE, with seat in Paris is expected to declare ten states of Brazil including the Federal District of Brasilia free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
First time photos of “uncontacted” tribe in Amazon jungle

One of the world's few un-contacted Amazonian tribes has been photographed from the air with images released on Thursday showing members in striking red body paint holding bows and arrows.
Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil powerhouse: Fitch hikes debt to investment grade

Fitch Ratings became this Thursday the second large rating agency in less than a month to up Brazil credit ratings to investment grade. Fitch said in a statement that the upgrade “reflects the dramatic improvement in Brazil's external and public sector balance sheet”.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
World polluters need to understand “Amazon is Brazil”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reacted against international criticism of his administration's environment policies saying that the world needed to understand that the Amazon belongs to Brazilians.
Friday, May 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dengue epidemic in Rio easing but 10.635 cases in May

The dengue epidemic in the Brazilian state and city of Rio do Janeiro added another 10.635 cases last week and totaled 110 deaths since the beginning of the year according to the latest report from the city's sanitary authorities.
Friday, May 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmland prices in all regions of Brazil rise sharply

Farmland prices in Brazil have risen sharply of late, driven up by rising international commodities prices, especially grains, agricultural analysts AgraFNP said in a report released this week.
Thursday, May 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras announces new oil discovery in ultra deep waters

Brazil's government managed oil and gas corporation Petrobras announced this week the presence of oil traces in pre-salt reservoirs, in ultra deep waters off shore Sao Paulo in the Santos Basin.
Wednesday, May 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras third largest traded corp. in the Americas

Brazil's government managed oil corporation Petrobras said on Tuesday that according to media reports it is now the third-largest publicly-traded company in the Americas.
Wednesday, May 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras orders revive Brazil's shipbuilding industry

Brazil's government managed corporation Petrobras announced plans to order 40 drilling ships and platforms worth an estimated 30 billion US dollars for delivery by 2017. The deep-water drilling ships and semi-submersible rigs will explore for oil and gas in seas up to three kilometers deep.