BB to Reduce Loan Rates Again: Daily
Banco do Brasil has announced it will be reducing interest rates on personal and corporate loans, the new rates will...
April 20, 2012Topic
Business
Ambev Expands into the Caribbean
Brazilian beverage giant, Ambev, announced an alliance with the Dominican Republic’s biggest company, to form the leading beverage company in...
April 17, 2012
Brazil Cuts Budget Plan by R$55 Billion
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has an announced an...
February 21, 2012
US Issues Salvador Travel Advice: Daily
The U.S. Embassy in Brazil has issued travel advice urging its citizen to postpone any non-essential travel to Salvador, Bahia,...
February 7, 2012
Brazil’s Annual Budget Planning Season
The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff remains popular, despite the looming balancing act she will have to perform this year with...
January 24, 2012
Rio’s Superporto do Açu Draws Controversy
Construction on Superporto do Açu, located 250 miles north of Rio, underway since 2007 and reported to be a US$1.6...
January 24, 2012
China’s Stake in Brazil’s Niobium: Daily
A Chinese consortium acquired a 15 percent stake in Brazil's CMBB in September 2011, it has been revealed, the world’s...
January 21, 2012
Ibovespa’s Steady Gains in Brazil: Daily
The São Paulo Stock Exchange Bovespa Index (Ibovespa) continued its recovery yesterday pushing through the 61,000-point mark for the first...
January 19, 2012
Oil Royalties in 2011 Up 31% in Brazil
The Brazilian federal government paid oil royalties of R$12.99 billion in 2011, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and...
January 17, 2012