Belo Monte Protests as Rio+20 Starts: Daily
Around 300 native Indians staged an audacious protest in Altamira, Pará, yesterday, against the building of the Belo Monte hydroelectric...
June 16, 2012Topic
Energy
R$400B Investment Awaiting Approval
As sluggish growth in the Brazilian economy continues, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been criticized for holding up R$400 billion...
June 12, 2012
Brazil Onshore Gas is New Pre-Salt: Daily
By Stephen Eisenhammer, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil will become self-sufficient in natural gas within the next...
April 30, 2012
Latin Oil Week 2012 in Rio April 16-18th
The 18th Latin Oil Week conference and the 8th Latin Petroleum Strategy Briefing will be held in Rio de Janeiro,...
April 10, 2012
Gas Imports Up as Consumption Grows
Consumption of gasoline in Brazil grew 34 percent in the last year, reaching record heights as the country’s development powers...
April 3, 2012
Brazil’s Petrobras Taps First Female CEO
The Brazilian energy corporation Petrobras, looks set to welcome their first female CEO in the coming weeks, Maria das Graças...
January 24, 2012
Record Brazil Nuclear Energy in 2011: Daily
During 2011 Brazil’s two nuclear power plants generated 15,644,251 megawatt hours (MWh) setting new national records, said Eletronuclear.
January 17, 2012
Dam Energy
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Belo Monte Dam made international headlines again this week as a protest caught...
November 1, 2011
Belo Monte Dam Bid Won
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Despite fierce national and international opposition mounted over several...
April 27, 2010