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- Ancelotti stays as Brazilians leave Milan
Milan have confirmed that coach Carlo Ancelotti will be remain at the club next season -- but Brazilian defenders Cafu and Serginho have confirmed their departures.
- Sohar signs iron ore plant deal with Brazil's Vale
Muscat: Sohar Industrial Port Company, a joint venture between Oman and the Port of Rotterdam, has signed a land lease agreement with Brazil's mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) for an iron ore plant in Oman. The project is subject to Vale's
- Fears For Brazil Rainforest As Environment Minister Quits
Fears for the future of the world's biggest tropical rainforest grew Wednesday, after the sudden resignation of Brazil's environment minister, Marina Silva. Environmentalists had seen Silva, 50, who was born in the Brazilian Amazon, as an important ally
- The sifference between black Brazil and black U.S.
the , organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, was held in Durban, South Africa, with the attendance of numerous government representatives and delegates from NGOs and other organizations. Over 3,000 NGO delegates from around
- Brazil Voices Concern About Trade Deficit With China - Estado
BRASILIA -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian Foreign Relations Minister Celso Amorim Friday expressed his concern to Chinese authorities about a growing trade imbalance between the two countries and warned of pressure for protectionist action in Brazil, the Estado
- Lula for Amazon Growth, Protection
Locality: Source: Radio Nuevitas Development in the Amazon basin must be linked to its conservation, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterated on Monday. When speaking on the 'Cafe con el Presidente' radio program, Lula called to work to
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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.
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AP - Acrid smoke from charcoal-making blankets this Amazon logging town with the smell of business as usual.
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