Tag: Olimpic Games 2016

• Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 07:38 UTC

  Brazil will open social automatic cashiers for the exchange of foreign currency

  

  In anticipation of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil has decided to simplify foreign money exchange for residents and tourists through the use of specific automatic cashiers in pre-determined places.

• Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

  PM Cameron receives Dilma to talk about Olympics, trade and global economy

  

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday to pick up some tips on staging the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:18 UTC

  Brazil prepares new stimuli measures geared to infrastructure and manufacturing

  

  Brazil's government may ease its primary surplus target next year to create room to carry out additional tax cuts to boost growth, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Monday.

• Monday, May 14th 2012 - 19:22 UTC

  Brazil military police occupies favelas in Rio to prevent full fledged drugs war

  

  Brazilian police was out in full force to occupy for an indefinite period a group of favelas (shanty towns) surrounding the ‘marvellous’ city of Rio do Janeiro following the killing of the state’s most wanted drug lord.

• Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 06:01 UTC

  Brazil received 5.4 million tourists in 2011 with Argentina providing 1.6 million

  

  Brazil received more than 5.4 million international visitors in 2011, up 5.35 from 2010, the Tourism Ministry announced Friday. The number of visitors from other South American nations rose from 2.384 million in 2010 to 2.628 million in 2011.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Brazil is fastest growing travel and tourism economy in Latam; 7.8% in 2012

  

  Brazil is Latin America’s fastest-growing travel and tourism economy and direct contribution to GDP is forecast to grow at 7.8% in 2012.

• Saturday, February 11th 2012 - 08:00 UTC

  Brazil readies 14.000 troops in case Rio do Janeiro police strike extends

  

  Brazil prepared to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

• Monday, February 6th 2012 - 19:45 UTC

  Brazil privatizes concessions of the country’s three busiest air terminals

  

  Brazil awarded on Monday contracts for private companies to expand and operate terminals at three of the country's busiest airports, hoping concessions worth 24.5 billion Reais (14.21bn dollars) will improve the cramped and delay-plagued facilities amid soaring demand for air travel and preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 21:02 UTC

  Hague praises Brazil’s global presence and reaffirms British policy towards the Falklands

  

  Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague praised Brazil's growing economic and political power as he opened two days of talks with the country's leaders, and also assured that British policy on the Falkland Islands will not change despite pressure from Argentina.

• 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.