Jordy Smith surfs to ASP win in Brazil
Source: United Press International
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-19 11:47:00 -0700 | sports-news
South African Jordy Smith took to the air to out-duel crowd favorite Adriano de Souza of Brazil to win the Billabong Rio Pro surfing tournament Sunday. Smith navigated the 2-to-4 foot swells at Barra Da Tijuca to win the third...
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold live updates, results, winners, highlights
Posted by: richwebnews
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-20 23:36:31 -0700 | sports-news
The mixed martial arts event of UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold is all set today May 18, at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul in Brazil with broadcast live on FX. The event headlined middleweight bout between perennial...
America Movil binds Brazil units closer with Wi-Fi offering (Reuters)
Source: Xtra News
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-16 15:03:31 -0700 | business-news
Carlos Slim's America Movil subsidiaries in Brazil announced on Thursday a new combined broadband service, increasing their operational integration ahead of an expected corporate merger in the country. Mobile carrier Claro, land-line provider Embratel and pay-TV operator Net will offer...
Awash with cash, Petrobras aims to double in size in 7 years
Source: United Press International
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 07:08:48 -0700 | business-news
Ahead of this week's dramatic $11 billion bond sale that swelled its coffers, Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras predicts it will double in size in seven years. Although a healthy yield, the bond issue covers only a small part of a $237...
Aquaville Resort - one of the best resorts that you can ever come across in Brazil
Posted by: luizzeoliveira
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 04:56:20 -0700 | travel-news
Aquaville Resort - one of the best resorts that you can ever come across in Brazil This awesome resort located in the country of Brazil is tucked away with luxurious features and is bestowed with incomparable location which allows tourists...
Humanitarian intervention in violence-hit slums - from whether to how
Source: IRIN
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 00:39:21 -0700 | political-news
Youth in Kenya's Kibera slums carry crude weapons ready to fight youths from the rival side...The world's 10 most violent cities in 2012 were in Latin America, according to a study (Spanish) by the Mexico-based Citizens' Council for Public Security...
The price of fear
Source: IRIN
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 00:39:20 -0700 | political-news
In slums where killings, rape, kidnappings and other criminal violence are commonplace, say researchers, lives and livelihoods are hampered by a force that is tough to measure: Fear...Fear is a huge part of the protection mandate, and we don't measure...
Brazilian Court Council Removes a Barrier to Same-Sex Marriage
Source: World News
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 11:57:30 -0700 | political-news
The council overseeing Brazil 's judiciary ruled on Tuesday that notary publics cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies, a decision that opens the way for gay couples across Latin America 's largest country to marry. Connect With Us on...
Romario: From football rebel to politician
Source: BBC
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 07:04:28 -0700 | allnews
One of the greatest Brazilian footballers, a rebel rarely out of trouble, reborn as a hard-working politician and a campaigner for disability rights. The BBC's Tim Franks went to Rio de Janeiro to see it with his own eyes. This...
Romario: From football rebel to politician
Source: BBC
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-15 07:04:28 -0700 | allnews
One of the greatest Brazilian footballers, a rebel rarely out of trouble, reborn as a hard-working politician and a campaigner for disability rights. The BBC's Tim Franks went to Rio de Janeiro to see it with his own eyes. This...
Brazil judge lifts Maracana concession injunction
Source: Boston.com
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-14 18:44:55 -0700 | political-news
A judge has suspended a preliminary order that blocked the signing of a deal giving a multinational consortium the right to run Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium for 35 years. Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht, Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment company...
Petrobas raises $11bn mega investment drive
Source: Qatar English Daily
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-14 08:37:15 -0700 | business-news
Brazilian oil group Petrobas said on Tuesday that it had raised $11 billion on the corporate bond market, marking a record high amount for such an issue in an emerging economy. The company, controlled by the Brazilian state, is carrying...
Brazil picks suppliers for electronic border fence
Source: United Press International
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-13 22:03:59 -0700 | business-news
Brazil's plans to build an electronic fence along its border with its 10 neighbors moved forward with what appears to be the final selection of local and foreign suppliers for the complex and costly network. The Sistema Integrado de Monitoramento...
Rubgy serves as social outlet for campus students
Source: The Feather Online
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-08 16:02:08 -0700 | sports-news
These athletes do not start the day they are drafted, but need to have played and trained since they were very young. Many professional sports have found their roots in other countries and made their way to the United States....
Brazil slum study: Mobile health tech promising
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-08 16:23:23 -0700 | health-news
A study conducted in a Rio de Janeiro hillside slum says that using mobile health technology to monitor patients in poor urban areas could improve residents' access to health care while also reducing healthcare spending. Under the New Cities Foundation's...
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