Brazil

Wednesday, November 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Amazon basin strayed minke whale was found dead

A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. The 5.5 meters whale was believed to have become lost in the Amazon's many tributaries after leaving the Atlantic more than 1.600 kilometers away.
Saturday, November 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Unusual: whale found deep in Brazil's Amazon rain forest

An 18-foot minke whale ran aground on a sandbar in the Amazon jungle some 1,000 miles from the ocean, Brazilian media reported Friday.
Thursday, November 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Internet access for the next billion” conference in Rio

Participants at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, which has brought some 1,700 delegates from government, civil society and the private sector to Rio de Janeiro this week, called today for Internet “access for the next billion” people.
Wednesday, November 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras walks out of major Venezuelan offshore gas project

Brazil's government controlled oil corporation Petrobras has cut out from plans to help develop Venezuela's Mariscal Sucre offshore natural-gas field, which was to become the source of the gas to be pumped through the 20 billion US dollars projected Southern Gas Pipeline.
Wednesday, November 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian Indians urge Ban to help protect the Amazon basin

Brazilian Indians and officials urged U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who this week visited the Amazon basin, to rally international support to protect the world's largest rain forest.
Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras bids US$ 900 for Exxon assets in Chile

Brazilian government owned oil giant Petrobras has offered 900 million US dollars for Exxon's assets in Chile as part of its regional downstream expansion policy that includes Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lack of funds grounds Brazil's third largest airline

Brazil's third-biggest airline, BRA, has suspended operations and sent home almost all its 1.100 employees after hitting financial difficulties. It comes after more than a year of crisis in the country's aviation industry and the near-collapse of Varig, the former flag-carrier that is now a subsidiary of Gol, the second-biggest operator.
Tuesday, November 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Biofuels costs and benefits balance analyzed by UN

Biofuels have the potential to cause both good and harm and governments must therefore be careful to balance the costs and benefits of developing them as energy sources, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in Brazil as he continues an official trip focused on climate change.
Monday, November 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN's Ban Meet With Lula In Brazil On Climate Change

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met on Monday to discuss Brazil's leading role in tackling climate change.
Sunday, November 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lula Says Brazil Oil Find May Lead to OPEC Membership

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva said the discovery of reserves that may total as much as 8 billion barrels of oil and natural gas may lead the country to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries