Новости по теме Brazil

Brazil priest excommunicated over support for gays A Catholic priest in southeastern Brazil was excommunicated on Monday after publicly resigning from his duties to protest against the church's opposition to homosexuality.

30 April 2013

Brazil's WTO candidate says his election would unblock talks Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo, the Brazilian candidate to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO).

27 April 2013

Latin America threatened with cancer epidemic Latin America faces a cancer epidemic unless governments act quickly to improve health care systems and treat the poor.

26 April 2013

Sao Paulo rich use choppers to beat traffic jams Former model-turned-business mogul Cozete Gomes owns eight companies and does not really have time to be stuck in Sao Paulo's epic traffic jams.

25 April 2013

Brazilian bikini wows the world with cheekiness Much like football, played on beaches with passion and flamboyance, the Brazilian bikini captures the essence of the country, with its colorful designs, cheeky cut and undoubtedly sexy style.

20 April 2013

'Emergency' in Brazil state after flood of foreign migrants Brazil's northwestern state of Acre declared a "social emergency" Wednesday as it attempts to slow a wave of undocumented immigrants smuggled overland from neighboring countries.

11 April 2013

Brazil allows Chevron to resume oil exploration after spill Chevron was given the green light to resume oil exploration in Brazil following a massive 2011 spill which led to the US oil giant halting its activities.

10 April 2013

BRICS stumble in plan for bank to challenge West Leaders from the BRICS group of emerging powers on Wednesday failed to launch a much-anticipated new development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions like the World Bank.

28 March 2013

BRICS wrangle over new development bank BRICS emerging powers on Tuesday sought a deal on setting up a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions, trying to iron out significant differences ahead of a leaders' summit in Durban.

26 March 2013

Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017.

20 March 2013

'Brazilian' could be pubic enemy No. 1 A trend for shaving, clipping or waxing pubic hair may encourage the spread of a skin virus.

19 March 2013

Developing world's rise heralds global shift: UN The developing world's rapid growth has sharply cut extreme poverty, created a new middle class and put the economies of Brazil, China and India on a path to overtake the globe's wealthiest nations.

16 March 2013

Futsal: Cacau to train Kazakhstan team for 2014 UEFA Futsal Championship Kazakhstan Football Federation has signed one-year contract with 41-y.o. Brazilian coach Ricardo Camara Sobral (Cacau).

04 March 2013

Tennis: Shvedova advances to quarterfinals of WTA Brazil Cup Doubles Kazakhstan's Shvedova and Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues won over Caroline Garcia/Muguruza Blanco Garbine duo in the Brazil Cup.

26 February 2013

Football/Olympics: Sex motels revamp for World Cup, Olympics A shortage of hotel rooms has led Rio authorities to invest millions of dollars to convert raunchy motels to accommodate the legions of tourists expected for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 summer Olympics.

23 February 2013

Brazil's Carnival reaches its crescendo Origin: Brazil Rio's Carnival festivities reached their crescendo late Monday with a final night of samba school parades, part of a contest appropriately dubbed the greatest show on earth.

12 February 2013

Celebrities flock to Rio Carnival extravaganza As world celebrities watched, top samba schools paraded their elaborate fantasy floats and scantily-clad beauty queens Sunday in the fiery highlight of the Rio Carnival.

11 February 2013

Sequins, beer, robberies at Rio's pet Carnival parade Hundreds of pets decked out with sequins, ruffles and hats paraded on Rio's famed Copacabana beach Sunday in an annual pre-Carnival extravaganza briefly interrupted by a spate of robberies.

04 February 2013

Brazil police say deadly fire caused by flare Police said Tuesday they believe a nightclub blaze that killed 234 people and left scores fighting for their lives was triggered by a cheap flare that musicians lit as part of an indoor light show.

31 January 2013

Deadly nightclub inferno leaves Brazil in mourning A massive blaze at a nightclub in Brazil killed more than 230 people and left relatives desperately searching for loved ones as horrific accounts emerged of a tragic rush to escape the inferno.

28 January 2013

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