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, 2012Topic
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Brazil Among Most Expensive for Business
Out of the world’s five major high-growth economies – Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Russia – Brazil is ranked the...
April 10, 2012
Police Corporal Killed in Rocinha: Daily
Wednesday morning, Corporal Rodrigo Alves Cavalcante, a Military Police officer with the Batalhão de Choque (Shock Batalion), was shot and...
April 5, 2012
Guanabara Bay Cleanup Plan Launched
The Environmental Sanitation Program for the Guanabara Bay Area (PSAM), one of the state’s biggest environmental programs, at R$1.1 billion...
April 3, 2012
PAC Sanitation Projects Fall Behind
Five years after the launch of Program for Accelerated Growth (PAC), a new study shows that sanitation projects financed by...
April 3, 2012
Police Accused of Abuse in Brasília: Daily
A report says that young people living on the streets of the Federal District have accused military police officers (PM)...
April 3, 2012
Coup Commemoration Ends in Chaos: Daily
A commemoration by the military of Brazil’s 1964 military coup ended in chaos after it was hijacked by activists demonstrating...
March 30, 2012
Transport Funds Secured for Rio 2016
The Federal Government announced funding of R$1.63 billion to finance two key transportation projects in Rio de Janeiro ahead of...
March 27, 2012
Manaus Sustainability Forum Pushes for Goals
Last weekend, the Tropical Hotel in the Amazonian capital Manaus hosted the World Sustainability Forum, and Rio+20 was debated heavily.
March 27, 2012