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Breaking News: Stimulus package lifts Argentine stocks higher
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São Paulo :: Brazil | about 18 hours ago | Business News

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

Argentine stocks rose on the government's announcement of an economic stimulus package, while other Latin American markets were flat in midday trading Thursday. Argentina's benchmark Merval increased 2 percent to 990 in late trading, while Brazil's Ibovespa index was nearly...

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Latest Breaking News: Also opening: 'They Killed Sister Dorothy'
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São Paulo :: Brazil | about 11 hours ago | Entertainment News

Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News

Running time: 94 minutes * The story: Denver filmmaker Daniel Junge followed the brother of Sister Dorothy Stang to Brazil as he retraced his sister's work protecting the rain forest and fought to bring her killers to justice.

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Current News: Brazil to up infrastructure spending amid meltdown
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Palm Beach Post

Brazil — A top government official says Brazil will boost infrastructure spending by about 34 percent to counter the effects of the global economic meltdown. Official news service Agencia Brasil quotes Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff as saying the government...

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Current World News: Arenavirus death unlikely - NCD
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Technology News

Source: News 24

A test for the new type of arenavirus that killed four people in South Africa earlier this year would be done to assure the public that there was no cause for concern, she added. "I think when the line is...

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Latest World News: Amazon plan sounds bold, but doubts abound
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Kuwait Times

But it may lack the conviction and resources to reach its goal. The plan, announced on Monday ahead of a major United Nations climate conference in Poland, is the first time Brazil has adopted a target for deforestation after years...

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Current Event: Brazil demands big global finance reforms
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 26 days ago | Business News

Source: CCTV

Global Financial Crisis In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors have reached consensus on the need to take measures to stimulate economic growth and fight off the threat of a global recession. The agreement came...

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Latest World Event: Brazil demands big global finance reforms
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 27 days ago | Business News

Source: Macleans

Brazil's president on Saturday demanded major reforms of the international finance system with strong input from big emerging countries because the global economy is victimizing the world's poor. Addressing finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's 20 major...

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Breaking News Event: Hamilton rides emotional roller-coaster to title
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São Paulo :: Brazil | about 1 month ago | Sports News

Source: Hindu

Lewis Hamilton went from despair to exhilaration on Sunday in a Brazilian Grand Prix that left his Formula One title hanging in the balance until the final seconds. “Amazing, I can’t even get my breath back,” gasped the Briton, the...

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Latest News Event: Brazilian banks announce merger
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São Paulo :: Brazil | about 1 month ago | Business News

Source: BBC

The new company, to be named Itau Unibanco Holding, will have assets of 575.1bn reais ($265bn). The two banks said in a joint statement that their merger would allow them "to compete on the international stage with the biggest global...

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Breaking World News: Bank Mergers hit Brazil Inc
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São Paulo :: Brazil | 28 days ago | Business News

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By Enrique Krause for Biodun Iginla and Emily Straton @bbcnews.com A big bank merger points to a tougher outlook for the private sector, but at least this time the public finances are not the problem JUST a few months ago,...

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