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Brazils ViaVarejo CEO quits cites Po de Acar meddling-letter
SAO PAULO | Thu May 23, 2013 12:22pm EDT SAO PAULO May 23 (Reuters) - The former chief executive of Brazilian appliance and furniture retailer ViaVarejo said on Thursday he quit because of strategic differences with executives of the controlling Grupo Po de Acar, according to his resignation letter that Reuters obtained. Antonio Ramatis Rodrigues took the helm at ViaVarejo just six ...
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Brazil Limits First Pre-Salt Oil Auction to Libra Field
Brazil 's first auction for the so-called pre-salt region that holds the country's largest discoveries will be limited to one field, the ...
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Brazil oil prospect Libra has up to 42 bln barrels of oil -ANP
RIO DE JANEIRO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:40am EDT RIO DE JANEIRO May 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's Libra prospect in the subsalt area that will be auctioned in the second half of October has between 26 billion and 42 billion barrels of in-place oil, Magda Chambriard, director of the ANP oil agency said on Thursday. "This is really different; it's very big," she said of a column ...
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Brazilian Tennist Player Pereira in Roland Garros Qualifying
Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Brzilian tennis player Teliana Pereira advanced today to the third stage of the Roland Garros' qualifying, defeating Canadian Stephanie Dubois by a double 6-3. The also Brazilian Joao Souza, ninth, was eliminated on Thursday at the sam stage, after losing with the Spanish Pablo Carreno-Busta, with partial 1-6, 6-2, 1-6. Two other Latin American, Ecuadorian ...
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Brazilian Paralympic Committee sign agreement to develop winter sport ahead of Sochi 2014
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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Fluminense Draw in Libertadores Daily
Robbie Blakeley By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense drew 0-0 with Paraguayan outfit Olimpia in the first leg of ...
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Indie Shop Mother Plots Expansion to Brazil
Independent agency Mother is planning to open its fourth office in Brazil next year and has asked creative Gustavo Sousa to lead the charge. ...
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El Salvador presses pope on Romero beatification
Pope Francis speaks with El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes as they stand in front of a reliquary containing a fragment of the vestment that archbishop Oscar Romero was wearing when he was assassinated, during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, ...
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Political participation in Latin America still low Report
New York, May 23 : Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new ...
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In Brazil Let The Lay-Offs Begin
Unemployment inched up in Brazil in April and is expected to end the year around 6.5%, according to the International Monetary Fund. After years of record low unemployment, lackluster investment by corporations, and sub par growth last year is finally weighing in. Earlier on Thursday, the Brazilian Institute for Statistics, known as IBGE, showed that the April unemployment rate rose to 5.8% ...
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Pope Salvador president discuss beatification of slain archbishop
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador met Pope Francis on Thursday to urge his fellow Latin American to put Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, on the road to Roman Catholic ...
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Brazilian little step dance evolves online
It involves dexterous footwork and stylish movements of the upper body and arms, which are reminiscent of breakdancing and other urban dance styles. Clipe do Vinimax - Batalha do Passinhozejacy But hybridization and remixing have always been a characteristic of Brazilian culture in general, and this dance isn't any different. The Passinho dance style adapts elements of North American ...
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Brazil Unemployment Rises for Fourth-Consecutive Month in April
RIO DE JANEIRO--Brazil's unemployment rate climbed for a fourth-consecutive month in April and local wages continued to retreat as tight labor markets in Latin America's largest economy continued easing. Unemployment was 5.8% in April compared with 5.7% in March, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said Thursday. The unemployment rate in April 2012 was ...
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U.S. Ambassador to Leave Brazil Daily
Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SO PAULO, BRAZIL - The United States has informed the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the current U.S. Ambassador to ...
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PT Q1 profit down 52 on Brazil forex impact
EUR634 .4 million, down 6.8% year-on-year, reflecting Portugal's challenging economic conditions and pricing pressure, as well as lower interconnection revenues among other factors. Brazilian telco Oi generated turnover ...
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STXNEWS LATAM-Brazils OSX fires 300 in restructuring -report
Thu May 23, 2013 7:48am EDT OSX Brasil SA, the shipyard and ship leasing company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, fired 300 employees as part of an effort to cut costs, O Estado de S. Paulo said on Thursday. According to Estado, which did not cite anyone as the source for the information, the company decided to slow down construction of a shipyard until receiving new orders. The ...
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Northern Ireland healthcare firm lands business in Brazil
Arlene Foster attended South America's largest healthcare exhibition.The company currently employs around 110 people and exports to 55 countries including the ...
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Goal Why Time May Be Running Out for Brazil’s State Championships
Droylsden ? Run their finely tuned thoroughbreds into the ground for no financial gain? Hardly. Those seeking a soccer planner's dream gone mad should instead look to Brazil. The 27 deeply idiosyncratic estaduais (state championships) run from January until the middle of May (the biggest, the Campeonato Paulista, can last for up to 23 matches). After a generous seven days of rest, the ...
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Brazil president says asylum offer to adulterous Iran woman is humanitarian gesture
The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I made the offer for humanitarianism, instead of politics," Xinhua quoted da Silva, as saying while referring to the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43, who has been convicted of adultery and sentenced to ...
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Infants to get free milk in Paraguay
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking ...
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International Friendly Venezuela 2 El Salvador 1
A pair of second-half penalties have secured a 2-1 victory for Venezuela in their friendly international against El Salvador.In preparation for next month's FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Bolivia, Venezuela picked up their second win in five international matches, despite going behind to Darwin Ceren's first-half strike.Venezuela recovered in the opening 25 minutes of the second half, ...
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Lochte says swimming superstar Phelps will be back for Rio Games
US Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte said Wednesday he has no doubt superstar Michael Phelps will end his retirement and return to the pool for another shot at Olympic glory at the 2016 Rio Games.Speaking in Vancouver where he is swimming in a local meet in the Canadian city this weekend, the 28-year-old Lochte, winner of 11 Olympic medals and holder of three world records in the individual ...
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Flavours of South America on show
The Flavours of South America Roadshow Sydney showcased exciting destinations, providing an insight into the unique tours and opportunities available throughout the continent. Adventure World hosted the event, bringing together destination specialists from Peru, Brazil, Patagonia, Argentina, Bolivia, Condor Travel, LATAM Airlines, Exodus and Metropolitan Touring and Cruceros. Adventure ...
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Penn calls for Dakar rally to cancel Bolivia unless a US citizen is released
Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn called for the Dakar Rally to cancel its debut run in Bolivia unless an ailing American businessman being held under house arrest there is released. Penn, a friend of President Evo Morales has angered Bolivian authorities with his ...
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Brazil confirms Azevedo to be new WTO chief
(file photo) Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo has been elected the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Brazilian authorities announced Tuesday. The WTO is expected to make the official announcement Wednesday, but Brazil's Foreign Ministry confirmed Azebedo's victory in the election, taking at least 93 votes, more than the 80 necessary to win. ...
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Brazil fighting the good fight?
Brazil’s recent victory in a trade dispute with the US, which was resolved through the WTO is a victory, not just for the biggest economy in South America, but also for developing nations around the world, showing that the mechanisms of the WTO can be used to further their interests – although it will take years of fighting and unrelenting effort…
Brazil’s ongoing dispute with the United States over the subsidizing of cotton for producers in the US, looks like it may soon be resolved, as Brazil recently indicated it would hold off on slapping a range of 102 US goods with sanctions, if the US agreed to certain measures put forth by the South American country. Read more
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