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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil News.Net http://www.brazilnews.net/ en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:25:10 -0400 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:25:10 -0400 30 Brazil has said it would increase annual exports to China threefold to $30 billion by 2010, EFE reported Friday. http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378387 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:10 -0400 Brazil News.Net http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378387 Rio de Janeiro, July 4 (Xinhua) Following the Colombian troops' dramatic rescue of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others from the country's largest leftist rebels group, Brazil has called for an end to armed struggle in Latin America. http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378336 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:05 -0400 Brazil News.Net http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378336 New Delhi, July 4 : The Centre for Air-Borne Systems (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore, is developing an Air-borne Early Warning and Control (AEW and C) system for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which will also be integrated into the Brazilian-manufactured Embraer-145 aircraft by 2012. http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378560 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:01:11 -0400 Brazil News.Net http://www.brazilnews.net/story/378560 SAO PAULO, July 4 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks seesawed in early afternoon trade on Friday as rises in oil company Petrobras and miner Vale were partly offset by further declines in steel companies. T... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969371&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:07 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969371&cat=24437442923341f1 SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (ERJ) announced late Thursday the acquisition of the remaining 40% of the capital of Embraer Liebherr Equipamen... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969366&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:05 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969366&cat=24437442923341f1 VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has, in Rome, Italy met with Pope Benedict XVI and Francis Cardinal Arinze, urging religious leaders to pray for peace, unity and development of Nigeria. Arinze is Nig... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969370&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:03 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969370&cat=24437442923341f1 Petrobras - Pasadena Refinery Litigation Petrobras and Eni renew their agreements for integrated, strategic upstream and ... Petrobras celebrates ten years supplying fuel to the Formula 1 Petrobras an... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969369&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:02 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969369&cat=24437442923341f1 Petrobras executives give press conference during the World Petroleum Congress Petrobras and Eni renew their agreements for integrated, strategic upstream and ... Petrobras celebrates ten years supply... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969368&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969368&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazilian network Globo has set up a digital signal in three states, six months after Brazil introduced the first stage of its digital roll-out. Viewers in Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro c... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969367&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:57:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15969367&cat=24437442923341f1 A reader's curiosity about where that oil ends up - and who profits from its sale - inspired one of three questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to rea... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15967690&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:19:34 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15967690&cat=24437442923341f1 FRANKFURT - Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, will sell more vehicles in Brazil than in its home market of Germany this year, the head of VW Brazil told a newspaper on Friday. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15963231&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:58:38 -0400 Business Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15963231&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazilian Indians locked in a land dispute in the Amazon met Pope Benedict at the Vatican on Wednesday to enlist Church support in their efforts to defend their three-year-old reservation. Brazil crea... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15961760&cat=24437442923341f1 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:56:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15961760&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR:PBRNews, chart, profile, moreLast: Delayed quote dataAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959294&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:15 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959294&cat=24437442923341f1 TOKYO Mitsui & Co said Thursday it, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., or Petrobras, and another Brazilian entity have agreed to produce bioethanol from sugarcane at a Brazilian joint venture in Itaruma, Goias... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959295&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:14 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959295&cat=24437442923341f1 Eni retains place in the FTSE4 Good Index Eni Board of Directors Update on discussions between Eni and Publigaz Eni makes new gas discovery in Pakistan Eni's Board of Directors re-appoints Paolo Scaro... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959297&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:53:12 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15959297&cat=24437442923341f1 SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S/A - Embraer (EMBRAER) announces the following webcast: If you are unable to participate during the liv... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955249&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:31 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955249&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO, July 3 (Reuters) - Domestic oil output by Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras last month rose 0.7 percent from May in its third consecutive monthly increase, the company said o... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955247&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:30 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955247&cat=24437442923341f1 Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday called upon the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to take part 'in the democratic game and release all the hostages' th... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955242&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:26 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955242&cat=24437442923341f1 Property Frontiers announce a unique opportunity to buy Brazilian property and enter the booming Sao Paulo investment market. For a limited time only the Oxford based International Property Consultant... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955239&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:23 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955239&cat=24437442923341f1 he Scottish Country Dancing Club meets once a month at the BBC (Brazilian British Centre) in Pinheiros.The aim is for people to learn some of the traditional Scottish Country Dances, which are increas... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955241&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:24 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955241&cat=24437442923341f1 Italian oil and natural gas company Eni SpA (E) Wednesday said it agreed to expand energy ties with Brazil's Petroleos Brasileiro SA (PBR), reinforcing a relationship at a time when U.S. and European ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955237&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:21 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955237&cat=24437442923341f1 Manchester City have completed the club record signing of Brazilian striker Jo from CSKA Moscow.City said the 21-year-old had signed a four-year deal and though the fee was undisclosed they said it wa... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952585&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:31:59 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952585&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil hopes all Amazon nations can join in plans for sustainable development of the world's largest remaining tropical wilderness — with the rest of the world footing part of... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952583&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:18 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952583&cat=24437442923341f1 ) saw their shares come under pressure early Thursday, down 5.8% and 4.4%, respectively while the rest of the airlines sector barely budged. The Amex Airline Index http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952423&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:26:54 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952423&cat=24437442923341f1 The CEO of Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said he was optimistic about new oil discoveries in the Santos basin, although it is too early to give estimates. â??We don't know today how many barr... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955245&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:28 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955245&cat=24437442923341f1 Eric WatkinsSenior Correspondent LOS ANGELES, July 3 -- The chief executive officer of Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), revisiting proposed changes in the country's oil law, said the state... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955236&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:28 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955236&cat=24437442923341f1 he Scottish Link Pipe Band are the only Full Pipe Band in Brazil. They have also competed 3 times in the Worlds Pipe band Championships held in Glasgow every year. All are WELCOME to attend the practi... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955240&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:23 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15955240&cat=24437442923341f1 ANKARA - Turkey has opened to South American market, economy bureaucrats said on Tuesday. Turkey signed a preferential trade agreement with Mercosur, the common market of South America, in a summit in... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952469&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:54:42 -0400 Turkish Press http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952469&cat=24437442923341f1 Latin American stocks fell Thursday, led by a more than 3% drop in Chilean stocks after a jump in consumer prices strengthened the prospect that the central bank will raise its key interest rate. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952467&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:26:48 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952467&cat=24437442923341f1 NEW DELHI: Even as India awaits the delivery of the first of the three Israeli 'Phalcon' AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) later this year, it has signed a $210-million deal with Brazili... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952584&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:21:28 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15952584&cat=24437442923341f1 Amari, who met reporters after holding talks with Lula in the Brazilian capital, quoted him as saying that Brazil has lots of oil but wants to develop bioplastics as part of the country's contribution... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15951062&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:27 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15951062&cat=24437442923341f1 for allegedly funneling money overseas for affluent Brazilians seeking to avoid taxes. Credit Suisse denied wrongdoing and said its Brazilian operations "always act under the most rigorous legal and... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15951064&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:42:45 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15951064&cat=24437442923341f1 U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is in Mexico to hold talks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. McCain arrived in Mexico City late Wednesday from Colombia, hours after Colombian ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15946903&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:13:34 -0400 VOA http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15946903&cat=24437442923341f1 , has agreed to pay 19 million pounds (C$30.51 million). "He's young in years but in football terms he's got a lot of experience," City manager Mark Hughes said. "The size of the transfer fee won't f... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944076&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944076&cat=24437442923341f1 _ opp ) has announced the addition of the "Mobile Brazil: Opportunities, Markets & Forecasts 2008-2013" report to their offering.Operator performance, operator market share and the latest deve... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944079&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:15 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944079&cat=24437442923341f1 SÃO PAULO, Brazil — For almost any nation other than China or India, achieving more than 5 percent growth a year is hard. Doing it without skilled labor is even harder.But that is the chall... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944077&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:15 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944077&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president rolled out 78 billion reals ($49 billion) in credits Wednesday to boost agricultural production and help ease a global food crisis.The package represe... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944080&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:03:14 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15944080&cat=24437442923341f1 Offshore staff LYSAKER, Norway -- Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. has signed Aker Solutions to supply a $55-million deepwater drilling riser system in 3Q 2010. The agreement covers tools and buoya... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15942730&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:39 -0400 Offshore http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15942730&cat=24437442923341f1 Accompanied by politicians, union leaders and executives of the carmaker, Lula recalled that in 2003 he attended the launch of the hybrid version of Gol, the country's first car capable of running on ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941288&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:39 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941288&cat=24437442923341f1 Petrobras and Sinopec sign a Memorandum of Understandings Petrobras engineers receive award from the king of Spain Petrobras participates, in Madrid, in the WPC,the worlds largest oil congress Petrobr... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941290&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:36 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941290&cat=24437442923341f1 Eni retains place in the FTSE4 Good Index Eni Board of Directors Update on discussions between Eni and Publigaz Eni makes new gas discovery in Pakistan Eni's Board of Directors re-appoints Paolo Scaro... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941289&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:45:35 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15941289&cat=24437442923341f1 ISTANBUL - TDN with wire dispatches South American leaders wrapped up a regional trade conference Tuesday by slamming "outrageous" new EU immigration laws as xenophobic and charging that farm subsidie... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15939982&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:43:03 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15939982&cat=24437442923341f1 Posted on: Thursday, 3 July 2008, 00:00 CDT GE863-QUAD First Telit Module Certified on the Largest Operator in Brazil as Global M2M Leader Gears up to Launch in South America Bob Gold & Associates An... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15937348&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:52:19 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15937348&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA (Reuters) - Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord t... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15937347&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:46:07 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15937347&cat=24437442923341f1 A 23-year-old Brazilian cyclist is in a critical condition after his bike collided with a 4WD in Queenstown this morning. Sergeant Linda Stevens of Queenstown police said the crash happened about 8am... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934862&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:25:51 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934862&cat=24437442923341f1 Latin American countries congratulated Colombia on Wednesday for its military rescue of 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),reports reaching here said. Brazilian Pres... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934813&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:24:28 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934813&cat=24437442923341f1 U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Philip Goldberg returned to La Paz Wednesday to seek dialogue with the country's President Evo Morales. In his reaction, Bolivian Interior Minister Alfredo Rada expressed ho... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934867&cat=24437442923341f1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:24:27 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934867&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazilian and Mexican stocks slid to their lowest levels in more than three months Wednesday, pressured by a triple-digit decline on Wall Street that left its key equity index in bear-market territo... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934865&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:57:24 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15934865&cat=24437442923341f1 The Legacy is Embraer's super mid-size corporate and executive jet derived from the ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 commercial regional jetliners, with the Legacy Corporate Shuttle configured with up to 19 seats ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933103&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:23:59 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933103&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazilian energy major Petrobras and the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at a mutual commitment to increase the volume of business between the ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933105&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:23:56 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933105&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazil to update oil law in wake of discoveries Jul-02-2008 Eric Watkins Senior Correspondent LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- Brazil's ministry of mines and energy has created a new working group that will aim... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933106&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:23:55 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15933106&cat=24437442923341f1 BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - Belgian holding company Nationale a Portefeuille (CNP) said its subsidiary Transcor Astra Group has filed litigation in the U.S. against Petrobras to protect its rights ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926470&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:39 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926470&cat=24437442923341f1 (Updates with further details, background.) MADRID (Dow Jones)--Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) in September plans to start its first production from a field in the so-called ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926472&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:37 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926472&cat=24437442923341f1 BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - Belgian holding company NPM/CNP (NAT.BR: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday its subsidiary Transcor Astra Group had filed litigation in the United Sta... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926473&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:36 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926473&cat=24437442923341f1 (Adds that company plans to sign deal with Trinidad on LNG.) By Bernd Radowitz Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MADRID (Dow Jones)--Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR), or Petrobras, may im... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926475&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:35 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926475&cat=24437442923341f1 HAVANA: Brazilian state oil company Petrobras is negotiating with the Cuban government for exploration rights offshore Cuba, according to Fidel Rivero, president of Cuban state oil company Cupet, in a... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926476&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:34 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926476&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, and Japan's Mitsui & Co. (8031.TO) announced Wednesday that the companies will invest in an ethano... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926474&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:36 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926474&cat=24437442923341f1 Rio de Janeiro, Jul 2 (EFE).- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Wednesday an initiative including investments of 78 billion reais ($48.75 billion) aimed at expanding Brazil's already signi... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926477&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:55:33 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15926477&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO: Barked commands and the thump of helicopter blades jolted Juliana out of bed early in the morning of April 3. Unease turned to fear when she saw it was no ordinary police raid o... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924215&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:47 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924215&cat=24437442923341f1 Governor Rick Perry says a Brazilian textiles company will open a denim manufacturing plant in Edinburg that will create 800 jobs. Perry made the announcement Wednesday that the state is giving $1.65... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924216&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:59 -0400 Waco Tribune-Herald http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924216&cat=24437442923341f1 Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is preparing a broad package to incentivize food production and to combat the increase in the price of foodstuffs, the Brazilian Agricult... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924214&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:42:34 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15924214&cat=24437442923341f1 Agence France Presse . All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence F... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922845&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:19:05 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922845&cat=24437442923341f1 Prudential Financial has entered into a partnership with a Brazilian asset management firm to pursue business in the South American country. The Newark-based financial services company said today it ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922847&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:18:48 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922847&cat=24437442923341f1 SAO PAULO (Reuters)—Prudential Financial Inc., the second-largest U.S. life insurer, agreed Wednesday to buy a 40% stake in Brazil's GAP Asset Management, seeking a piece of the country's booming... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922848&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:18:47 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15922848&cat=24437442923341f1 Mexia, who spoke at a meeting with the foreign press, said these projects are aimed at solving Brazil's short and medium term energy needs, since the major recent oil and gas discoveries in the coun... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15921311&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:19 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15921311&cat=24437442923341f1 MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Italian oil and natural gas company Eni SpA (E) Wednesday deepened its drilling relationship with Brazil's Petrobras SA (PBR), one the hottest oil companies today amid its recent ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15919113&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:12:58 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15919113&cat=24437442923341f1 The US ambassador to Paraguay has become a music sensation in the country after recording an album of folk songs in the indigenous Guarani language. "What I've been trying to do is show respect for... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15917139&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:45:19 -0400 BBC http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15917139&cat=24437442923341f1 Turkey has signed a preferential trade agreement with the South American trade bloc Mercosur during negotiations in Argentina. Mercosur is a regional trade agreement between Argentina, Brazil, Para... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15917048&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:42:57 -0400 Select Property http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15917048&cat=24437442923341f1 BUENOS AIRES, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday expressed strong support for his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales who called a recall referendum pitting himse... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915333&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:05:03 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915333&cat=24437442923341f1 Details of the deal will be announced at a press conference later Wednesday by both companies' chief executives, the official said. Company Web site: http://www.petrobras.com; http://www.eni.it -By Sp... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915331&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:05:01 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915331&cat=24437442923341f1 * Decision is the result of an annual review of the Generalised System of Preferences WASHINGTON: Gold necklaces from India, an alloy from Brazil and 23 other developing country products will no longe... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915330&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:05:00 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15915330&cat=24437442923341f1 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for increased regional integration as his country takes over the rotating presidency of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) from Argentin... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15911437&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:59:41 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15911437&cat=24437442923341f1 Industrial production in Brazil fell unexpectedly in May from April, a sign that expansion in output may be slowing after months of robust growth, government data showed. Output fell 0.5 percent, the ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15912368&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:33:17 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15912368&cat=24437442923341f1 The Bolivian president recently said his Peruvian counterpart was "fat" Mr Garcia said: "It's all a pack of twisted lies to say that Peru has a US military base. "Why doesn't Mr Morales come to ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15911440&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:25:16 -0400 BBC http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15911440&cat=24437442923341f1 Petrobras and Sinopec have signed a Memorandum of Understandings in Brasília, aimed at a mutual commitment to increase the volume of business between the two companies. Petrobras already has a dome... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15909891&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:35:08 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15909891&cat=24437442923341f1 LIMA, Peru -- Peru's president said Tuesday that he's sick of Bolivian President Evo Morales criticizing Peru's trade pact with the United States, spreading false rumors about American military bases ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908458&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:01 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908458&cat=24437442923341f1 Jonathan dos Santos Alves, 18, had been lost in the forest since mid-May, when he became separated from two friends he was hunting with in an area 72 miles (117km) north of the city of Manaus.: Fire a... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15909892&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:34:56 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15909892&cat=24437442923341f1 Latin American leaders on Tuesday voiced their "deep rejection" of the immigration policy adopted recently by the European Union (EU). Presidents of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur)... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908373&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:35:56 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908373&cat=24437442923341f1 Postal workers of a Brazilian state-owned company have gone on strike in a dispute over the payment of a danger allowance. There is confusion over exactly how many postmen have joined the industrial a... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908452&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:35:55 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908452&cat=24437442923341f1 Unease turned to fear when she saw it was no ordinary police raid on her Rio de Janeiro shantytown -- the hundreds of officers fanning out through the streets were clad in the black uniforms of BOPE, ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908453&cat=24437442923341f1 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:11:15 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15908453&cat=24437442923341f1 CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the U.S. and its Latin American economic partners, but labor leaders said it's been a big loser ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15906468&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:26:31 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15906468&cat=24437442923341f1 SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMAN, Argentina (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez invited South American nations on Tuesday to create their own version of OPEC, to be called Petrosur. http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15901956&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:12:10 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15901956&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--The Cuban government expects to sign an oil exploration deal with Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, later this year, the president o... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904313&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:37 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904313&cat=24437442923341f1 By By MARCO SIBAJA BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil has slapped multimillion-dollar fines on 24 ethanol producers accused of environmental crimes in the country's dwindling Atlantic rain forest, Environmen... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15902065&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:27:32 -0400 CNBC http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15902065&cat=24437442923341f1 Developed countries are required to cut their emissions by 5.2% below their 1990 levels on average during the first commitment period 2008-2012 For the uninitiated - it all started in 1992 when 172 co... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904316&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:31 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904316&cat=24437442923341f1 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Avantair Inc. (OTCBB:AAIR) (OTCBB:AAIRU) (OTCBB:AAIRW) ('Avantair'), the only publicly traded stand-alone fractional operator and the sole provider of fractional shares in the Avan... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904315&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:32 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904315&cat=24437442923341f1 Madrid, Jul 1 (EFE).- The CEO of Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras says oil prices will remain high as long as the current conditions prevail. Jose Sergio Gabrielli, who is in Madrid f... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904314&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:34 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15904314&cat=24437442923341f1 BRASILIA - Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of th... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15902066&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:42:15 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15902066&cat=24437442923341f1 BRAZIL: July 2, 2008 SAO PAULO - Brazil's government will commission three new nuclear plants in the coming 12 months, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao said on Monday. "We are projecting t... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15899445&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:36:25 -0400 Planet Ark http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15899445&cat=24437442923341f1 The New Jersey Devils wasted little time in retaining some of their talent as the clock struck noon on Tuesday, as the team re-signed defenceman Bryce Salvador as well as forwards Jay Pandolfo, David ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15899454&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:01:09 -0400 CBC News http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15899454&cat=24437442923341f1 -- Agria Corporation (GRO) (the 'Company' or 'Agria'), an innovative China-based agri-solutions provider, today announced it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15896753&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:49:04 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15896753&cat=24437442923341f1 RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--The union representing oil workers at Brazil's state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, plans to go on strike Wednesday for 24 hours, according to ... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15896752&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:49:04 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15896752&cat=24437442923341f1 Posted on: Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Stanford University's School of Education and Innovations for Learning, a Chicago-based nonprofit, have entered into a social entrepreneurship collaboration... http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15893907&cat=24437442923341f1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:39:04 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.brazilnews.net/?rid=15893907&cat=24437442923341f1