Friday 27th January, 2012
Bank robber 'accidentally' shoots himself in foot
A bank robber was nabbed by the Brazilian police, after he shot himself in the foot during the break-in. The incident was caught on a CCTV camera, during the raid in a small town in the state of ...
Brazil's unemployment rate reaches record low
Brazil's unemployment rate fell to a record-low 4.7 percent in December from the 5.3 percent in the same period in 2010, the government's statistics agency said. The average unemployment rate in ...
Bollywood tests Latin American waters with 'Guzaarish'
Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Guzaarish' - meaning 'request' in English - is set for a Peru release in February this year, as Bollywood looks towards newer markets. 'Guzaarish' deals ...
Mexico rolls out supercomputer
Brazil News.NetMexican scientists inaugurated Latin America's No. 2 supercomputer by size and speed, with the ability to process 24.9 trillion operations per second, authorities said. The computer, along with ...
5 Dead in Brazil Buildings Collapse
Brazil News.NetRescue workers in Brazil have pulled at least five bodies from the rubble of three collapsed buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro. At least six people were injured and 15 others are still ...
Brazilian company to expand plant in Ala.
The Miami HeraldPRATTVILLE, Ala. -- One of the world's largest manufacturers of brake pads plans to expand its Prattville plant and add 100 new jobs.Fras-Le announced Thursday it will invest $11 million in ...
Public Eye award singles out Brazilian mining company, Barclays
The Guardianhuman rights " in the world.After clocking over 25,000 votes online, the world's second largest mining firm was declared the winner of The Public Eye, an annual awards ceremony organised ...
Brazil: Illegal construction blamed in collapse
San Francisco ChronicleRio de Janeiro -- A janitor finishing up the day's work, an accountant closing the books for the month, a computer technician installing software: each had a reason to stay a little late at ...
Four killed in Rio de Janeiro buildings collapse
M & CRio de Janeiro - Rescue workers in Rio de Janeiro continued to search for survivors Thursday in the rubble of three collapsed buildings in the bustling city's centre that killed at least four ...
Brazilian Businessmen Are The Third Most Optimistic in The World.
ForbesThe Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) is a quarterlysurvey of business leaders from across the globe to measure global business confidence. Launched in 1992, the report is now in ...
Exclusive: Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill
ReutersAn aerial view is seen of oil that seeped off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, caused by a well drilled by Chevron at Frade, on the water in Campos Basin in Rio de Janeiro state November 18, ...
Davi Oliveira Named VP/MD of Brazil for Paramount Home Media Distribution
Hollywood Reporter, senior vp, Asia Pacific and Latin America physical and digital transactional sales. With 25 years of experience, Oliveira joins PHMD from Samsung do Brasil where he served as sales director, ...
Rescue Work Continues in Rio: Daily
The Rio Timesbuilding collapse on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro's Cinelndia area of Centro remains at six, according to the Medical-Legal Institute (IML). A Globo TV report early Friday morning lists ...
American Airlines to add flights between D/FW, Brazil
Business JournalFollow this company announced it will expand the number of weekly flights between Brazil and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Fort Worth-based ...
Visa initiative may boost Brazilian travel
Business JournalBarack Obama during an Orlando visit on Jan. 19. Brazilian leisure travel spending locally is expected to reach $870 million this year, but that could exceed $1.7 billion under Obama's plans ...
Rousseff signals clear difference with Lula da Silva in coming visit to Cuba
Merco PressBrazil issued a tourist visa to a dissident Cuban blogger a few days before President Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to travel to the Castro family island in a visit being dominated by human rights ...
Petrobras admits oil leak off the coast of southern Brazil
Merco PressTranspetro, a subsidiary of Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras, said Thursday it had detected an oil leak off the coast of Rio Grande do Sul state but did not know how much had ...
5 clues to what 2012 holds for Latin America's economy
Christian Science MonitorIMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (r.) speaks during a news conference as Brazil's Economic Minister Guido Mantega looks on in Brasilia, Brazil, in this Dec. 1, 2011 file photo. Lagarde ...
Al Shabab sign sharp shooter from Brazil to spearhead their attack
The NationalAl Shabab have signed the Brazilian forward Welker Marcal de Almeida on a six-month loan as replacement for his compatriot, Julio Cezar. The 25 year old, popularly known as Kieza, was last ...
Rio de Janeiro's infrastructure is questioned after building collapse
Euro NewsCCTV footage captured the panic in the streets as three multi- story buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night. Four bodies have been recovered from the rubble but the number of dead ...
Four dead, 22 missing after Brazil buildings collapse
Vancouver SunA man takes pictures as rescue workers search for victims among the debris of a collapsed building in Rio de Janeiro January 26, 2012. Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on ...
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