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Rio Prepares to Host 2013 WYD in July
Anna Kaiser By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In just over a month, the city of Rio will receive an estimated two million Catholic youths, and Pope Francis himself, for the 2013 World Youth Day. In order to accommodate the influx, several public holidays have been announced during the event, as well as 149 extra flights, and 20,000 private charter buses (more ...
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Economic Worries Stoke Brazil Protests
Ben Tavener By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SO PAULO, BRAZIL - It was an apparently innocuous R$0.20 rise in the cost of a bus ticket in So Paulo that sparked mass protests that have since swept through at least twelve Brazilian states. On Monday, an estimated 200,000 people took to the streets in So Paulo and Rio alone, ...
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Effects of Brazil Real Fall Against Dollar
, closing at R$2.1734 on Monday, its lowest value since May 2009. As Brazilian industries start anticipating some positive short-term effects of a stronger dollar on the economy, consumers are going to feel the decreased purchasing ...
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Traffic Accidents Increase on Rio Roads
Anna Kaiser By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Recent traffic studies have revealed that every 20 minutes there is a traffic-related accident in the city of Rio, an alarming increase in the last five years. In order to combat this trend, both the city and state government are investing in programs to educate about road safety and crack down on road law ...
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Brazil Starts Strong in FIFA Confeds Cup
Robbie Blakeley By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Seleo 3-0 win over Japan in the Confederations Cup opener has given Brazil’s national teaman excellent boost as the side seek to lift their third successive Confederations Cup title. Already the only nation in the world to lift the trophy on three occasions, Scolari believes success in this ...
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Rio to Host 2014 TEDGlobal Conference
Chesney Hearst By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design), a non-profit organization known for global cross-disciplinary talks and the slogan ';Ideas Worth Spreading,'; announced its plans to hold the 2014 TEDGlobal conference in Rio de Janeiro. It will mark the first time that the conference ...
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Watching the Confed Cup Games in Rio
Confederations Cup finally began last Saturday, June 15th after months of preparation with a vivacious game between Brazil and Japan, which ended with a 3-0 win for the Seleo Brasileira. To join in with the torcedores (fans) for all the action leading up to the Final on Sunday, June 30th, here are some suggestions for where to watch the ...
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Following World Youth Day in Rio
Fiona Hurrell By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As July approaches the city of Rio is expecting to receive millions of young people arriving for Catholic World Youth Day ...
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Cannibal Corpse and Gangrena Gasosa
Chesney Hearst By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pioneers and masters of the death metal genre, American band Cannibal Corpse will finally bring their brutal and controversial sound to Rio on Thursday, June 20th as they play Lapa's Circo Voador along with the Brazilian metal band Gangrena Gasosa and opening act ...
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The Architectural Wonders of Salvador
Stephanie Foden By Stephanie Foden, Contributing Reporter SALVADOR, BRAZIL – Bahia's sun-drenched capital, Salvador, is an architecture gem; founded in the 1500s it is one of the oldest cities in Brazil and home to impressive colonial and baroque styles. The city was the first capital of Brazil and remained so until 1763, and much of the historic architecture still exists, as well as ...
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Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
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Brazil President Rousseff Salutes Protests
SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed ...
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Brazil Protests Sparked by Fare Hikes Police Violence
Thousands of protesters rallied across Brazil, demonstrating against issues ranging from higher bus fares to police violence, witnesses said. Organizers coordinated marches Monday in several major cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, the national capital where some protesters group shimmied onto the roof of Congress, the Los Angeles Times reported. In ...
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President salutes Brazil protests cities cut bus fares
Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil President Dilma Rousseff sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking on Tuesday, the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her ...
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US man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to US
TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in ...
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Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or ...
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Brazil rage spills onto the streets LIVE UPDATES
Violence Brazil has entered a second week of mass protests, with hundreds of thousands turning out in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and elsewhere. Unrest across the country has injured at least 100 and resulted in over 250 ...
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Brazil seeks to take advantage of desperate Mexico
FORTALEZA, Brazil - Brazil wants to use Mexico's desperation to its advantage when the teams meet in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday.While Brazil opened with a convincing win over Japan, Mexico lost to Italy and needs a good result against the hosts to keep alive its hopes of advancing in the World Cup warm-up tournament.Brazilian players are hoping the Mexicans come out attacking at ...
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More protests expected as Brazilians decry corruption
Tension building for weeks in Brazil finally erupted when an estimated 250,000 took to the streets in more than a dozen cities, complaining about rampant corruption, crime, low wages and a lack of social services. NBC's Mark Potter ...
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Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo
Protestors gather in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. (AP Photo/Nelson ...
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World Cup 2014 qualifiers Iran and South Korea join Socceroos and Japan in Brazil
The Socceroos confirmed their qualification with a 1-0 win over Iraq in Sydney thanks to an 83rd minute goal from Josh Kennedy.Later Jordan's 1-0 win over Oman in Amman meant Australia would have qualified even with a draw to Iraq or a loss due to a superior goal difference to Jordan.Irate South Korean fans hurled water bottles and other debris after Iran booked their ticket with a 1-0 ...
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Brazilians take to streets over corruption and costs
Brazil experienced its biggest wave of protests in more than two decades as up to a quarter of a million people took to the streets of a dozen cities on Monday night in a mass outpouring of anger against the country's political ...
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Thousands protest in Brazil over price hike for WC
Students attempt to enter the Government Palace, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 17, 2013. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup --and preparations for the upcoming World Cup-- and against the hike in mass transit fares. Photo AFP/Lehtikuva Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across ...
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President to listen to Brazil protests
PRESIDENT Dilma Rousseff has vowed to listen to youths staging Brazil's biggest protests in 20 years in an outpouring of anger over the huge cost of staging events like the World ...
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UNBRIDLED PORK$$ for Brazilian Cotton Farmers Part of Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – Americans could be on the hook to send Brazilian cotton farmers millions of dollars if Congress passes the current version of the farm bill making its way through both chambers. The measure is just one of dozens of provisions and amendments tucked into the sprawling 1,000-page bill which some critics are blasting as a pork-filled government giveaway. While lawmakers on ...
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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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