News: Brazil

We have started to collect the most important news related to Brazil in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Brazil: news

Brazil awaits election result

Sunday, October 31st 2010, 6:52
related places: Silva

Polls have closed in Brazil in the election to chose a new president to succeed the popular Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil finds massive oil field

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 17:34

A newly discovered oil-field off the coast of Brazil could contain up to 15 billion barrels, the government says.
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Brazil poll race in final stretch

Friday, October 29th 2010, 18:57

Dilma Rousseff looks set to become Brazil's first female president when the country votes in the second round of its closely contested presidential election on Sunday.
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Fatal bug outbreak worries Brazil

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 0:12
related places: Brasilia

An outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of bacteria worries doctors in Brazil after a rising number of infections leads to 18 deaths in the capital, Brasilia.
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The price is right

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 23:09

How beating hyperinflation fixed Brazil's economy
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Brazilian rivals spar in debate

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 16:20
related countries: Botswana

Brazil's presidential hopefuls battle it out in the penultimate TV debate, as the nation gets set to vote on Sunday.
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Scuffles as Brazil poll heats up

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 9:39
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian presidential candidate Jose Serra is hit on the head as a scuffle breaks out between rival supporters ahead of the 31 October election.
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India and Brazil lead green race

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 16:05

Governments are increasingly taking the economic value of nature into account in policy-making, with growing interest in results from a UN-backed analysis.
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Brazil's Greens to remain neutral

Sunday, October 17th 2010, 21:02

The defeated Green Party candidate in Brazil's presidential election says she will remain neutral before a second round run-off vote on 31 October.
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Prison escapee in Brazil car chase

Friday, October 15th 2010, 17:20
related places: Sao Paulo

A man who escaped prison in Brazil has been re-arrested after a dramatic police car chase in Sao Paulo.
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Green gift

Friday, October 15th 2010, 9:17

Brazil poll run-off rivals court Green votes
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Brazil set for run-off campaigns

Monday, October 4th 2010, 15:33

Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra prepare to begin campaigning again after Brazil's presidential elections fail to produce an outright winner.
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Brazil set for second round vote

Monday, October 4th 2010, 15:17

Brazil's presidential election will go to a second round after Dilma Rousseff failed to gain the 50% of votes needed for an outright victory.
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Brazil set for second round vote

Monday, October 4th 2010, 4:18

Dilma Rousseff polls most votes in Brazil's presidential election, but fails to reach the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.
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Dilma takes clear lead in Brazil

Monday, October 4th 2010, 1:23
related places: Silva

Dilma Rousseff, of the governing Workers' Party, polls most votes in Brazil's presidential election, but fails to reach the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.
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Brazil to elect first woman president?

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 8:41

Polls predict voters in Brazil are poised to elect the country's first female president, although Dilma Rousseff's poll lead has narrowed.
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Chinese invest $7bn in Brazil oil

Friday, October 1st 2010, 12:30
related countries: Botswana, China, Spain

Chinese oil firm Sinopec pays $7.1bn for a 40% stake in the Brazilian energy projects of Spain's Repsol.
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Brazil in currency 'war' warning

Tuesday, September 28th 2010, 9:16

Brazil's finance minister has warned of an "international currency war" as countries try to boost export competitiveness
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Rousseff vows Brazil 'continuity'

Tuesday, September 28th 2010, 8:34

Brazil's Dilma Rousseff vows continuity with President Lula's government as she holds her final rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election.
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French couple missing in Bolivia

Thursday, September 23rd 2010, 10:24
related countries: Bolivia, France

The French embassy in Bolivia expresses concern for a French couple who went missing more than three weeks ago in a Bolivian village on the border with Brazil.
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Brazil offers Cuba business help

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 11:00
related countries: Cuba

Brazil's foreign minister says his country has offered to help Cuba develop small businesses, amid economic reforms in Cuba and mass public-sector lay-offs.
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Grandstand collapses in Brazil

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 7:11

More than 100 people have been hurt in Brazil, when a grandstand collapsed during a car race.
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Brazil stadium seating collapses

Monday, September 20th 2010, 17:31

About 110 people have been injured, 22 seriously, when part of the seating at a stadium in Brazil collapsed during a car race, rescue services say.
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Wacky racers

Saturday, September 18th 2010, 23:10

Colourful election candidates shed light on Brazil's politics
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Argentina top footballer exporter

Friday, September 17th 2010, 11:53
related countries: Argentina

Argentina topples Brazil as the biggest provider of professional footballers worldwide, according to report.
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Tourist industry eyes new markets

Monday, September 13th 2010, 11:33
related countries: China, United Kingdom

The number of tourists visiting the UK from emerging nations such as Brazil and China is set to jump, a report says.
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Brazil's kidnap crackdown

Friday, September 10th 2010, 23:28

Film-maker Jorge Atlalla discusses the four years he spent filming in Brazil with the police's anti-kidnapping division for a documentary.
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Stadium demolished as Brazil builds

Monday, August 30th 2010, 9:15

Over 700 kilos of explosives were used to demolish a football stadium in Brazil
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Brazil green light for Amazon dam

Thursday, August 26th 2010, 19:49

Brazil's government approves the controversial construction on a tributary of the Amazon of the world's third biggest hydroelectric dam.
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Rare 'fire tornado' filmed in Brazil

Wednesday, August 25th 2010, 12:44
related countries: Botswana
related places: Aracatuba

A 'fire tornado' has been caught on camera in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba, caused by strong, dry winds that fanned wildfires.
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One dead after Brazil shoot-out

Sunday, August 22nd 2010, 1:10
related places: Rio de Janeiro

A woman has been killed in a shoot-out after a group of armed men burst into a hotel in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, reports say.
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