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2010-09-03 22:15

Petrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund exploration (AFP)

View of an oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has unveiled a huge share offering which could raise 64 billion dollars to help finance new exploration projects in the country.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings on Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into one of the world's top 21st century oil exporters.


2010-09-03 00:35

Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail (AP)

AP - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side.

2010-09-01 05:15

Brazil officials: Amazon deforestation declining (AP)

AP - Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon is falling significantly and could be the lowest ever when yearly numbers are completed.

2010-08-31 21:52

Brazilian man accused of inserting needles in baby (AP)

AP - Brazilian police say a man has confessed he inserted two needles and a nail into a baby girl's body because her beauty bothered him.

2010-08-28 21:33

Brazil's Rousseff could win in first round: poll (Reuters)

Presidential candidate of the Workers' Party Dilma Rousseff greets supporters during a campaign rally in Rondonopolis, Brazil's Mato Grosso State August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Roberto Stuckert Filho/HandoutReuters - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff opened a 24-percentage point lead over her main presidential rival in an opinion poll on Saturday, staying on course win the October 3 election in the first round.


2010-08-27 02:00

Banning Political Humor: No Satire Please, We're Brazilian (Time.com)

Time.com - Brazil has decided to ban political satire on radio and television -- exacerbating a colorless presidential campaign season

2010-08-26 18:44

U.S. and Brazilian Leaders to Explore New Opportunities for Job Creation (PR Newswire)

PR Newswire - Council on Competitiveness to Hold 2nd U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit at Georgetown University, September 20-21

2010-08-25 21:06

Humpback whale beached on sand bar in Brazil (AP)

AP - Marine biologists say a humpback whale has beached itself for the second time in two days on a sandbar in southern Brazil.

2010-08-23 04:12

Brazil comedians say election censorship no joke (Reuters)

Reuters - Brazilian comedians are up in arms against a ruling that blocks them from poking fun at their favorite targets -- politicians on the campaign trail.

2010-08-23 04:12

Brazil: Venture Capital's New Hot Spot (Time.com)

Time.com - Brazil: Venture Capital's New Hot Spot

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