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BRAZIL-POLITICS: More Women Get Their Chance in Elections
Brazilians will cast their votes electronically for the first time Thursday in municipal elections that also feature an increased proporation of women candidates.ECONOMY: Brazil Heads Latin America in Attracting Foreign Capital
France is the most recent country to discover Brazil, which heads Latin America in terms of attracting productive investment.BRAZIL-SCIENCE: Recognition Sought for Redoubtable Researcher
A woman whose efforts expanded the horizons of Brazilian science through landmark discoveries and diligent research, is being proposed for the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.MERCOSUR: Arms Smuggling Heightens Brazil-Paraguay Border Tension
Tension created by the permeability to smuggling of the border separating Brazil and Paraguay heightened this week with a ban on U.S. sales of arms and ammunition to Asuncion, requested by Brasilia.BRAZIL-SCIENCE: Recognition Sought for Redoubtable Researcher
A woman whose efforts expanded the horizons of Brazilian science through landmark discoveries and diligent research, is being proposed for the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.BRAZIL: Economic Outlook Swells Cardoso’s Re-election Chances
The tremendously positive economic results and predictions of recent days have given Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso's re-election campaign a massive boost, though Congress has still not approved the move.ENVIRONMENT: Brazil Slow to Protect Ozone
Brazil is close to be labelled an environmental villain because of its slow pace in ending the use of ozone-depleting gases, according to environmentalists.BRAZIL: Slashing of Export Duties Will Impact Trade with Mercosur
Brazil's slashing of duties on exports of raw materials and semi-elaborated products will have repercussions on trade with the other countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).BRAZIL-ECONOMY: Getting Richer Brings New Problems
There is no doubt that for Brazil's poor, the economic stabilisation plan which was implemented two years ago, has meant a substantial increase in purchasing power.BRAZIL: From Import to Capital Substitution
Import substitution - more widely applied in Brazil than the rest of Latin America due to the size of the market - has run out of steam, giving way to a run on capital substitution./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ BRAZIL: Amazonian Turtles, the New Livestock
The turtle burger is back. It is set to follow crocodile fry into the Brazilian diet: commercial breeders in the Amazon area are again producing the new delicary and plan to sell their produce to a network of restaurants.COMMODITIES: Brazil Opposes EU Coffee Tariffs
The European policy of tariff relief on coffee from the Andean and Central American nations to encourage the substitution of coca plantations has brought a wave of protests from Brazil.COMMODITIES: Brazil Opposes EU Coffee Tariffs
The European policy of tariff relief on coffee from the Andean and Central American nations to encourage the substitution of coca plantations has brought a wave of protests from Brazil.BRAZIL-ECONOMY: More Brazilians Drinking Cofee
Brazilians are drinking more coffee which is good news for the national industry that, until now, has been dependent on sustaining coffee prices through tough negotiations with importing countries.ENVIRONMENT: Amazonian Turtles, the New Livestock
The turtle burger is back. It is set to follow crocodile fry into the Brazilian diet: commercial breeders in the Amazon area are again producing the new delicary and plan to sell their produce to a network of restaurants.CINEMA-BRAZIL: Hollywood Stifling Competition in Movies
Hollywood's domination of the world movie scene is so great there is virtually no room for competition, complain those associated with the film industry in Brazil.BRAZIL-OLYMPICS: Women Triumphant
For Brazil, the Atlanta Olympics are something of a feminine phenomenon. Brazilian women have won their first medals in 100 years of competition and, while the men's vaunted soccer team was bundled out of the semi finals by Nigeria, the women racked up a double triumph in beach volleyball picking up both gold and silver.ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Cavallo’s Exit Wobbles Confidence
The fall of Argentina's former minister of economy, Domingo Cavallo, caused no alarm in Brazil, but set the business community on tenterhooks awaiting the first steps of the replacement, Roque Fernandez.BOOKS-BRAZIL: Publishers Benefit from Globalisation
Though literature still is very much part of a nation's heritage, the actual book making is becoming more and more internationalised./BULLETIN OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS 02/ BRAZIL: Church Battles On For The Poor
Attempts by the Vatican to prevent Brazil's Roman Catholic church from agitating on behalf of the poor appear to have failed, according to various church and other sources here.HUMAN RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Dead Guerrilla Leader still Challenges Army
A Special Commission on the Political Dead and Disappeared in Brazil, created by the government to do justice by the victims of the 1964-85 de facto military regime, is facing its toughest case.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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