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DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Fiscal Adjustments Wipe Out Micro- Entrprises
Some 3.9 million of the five million small and micro-enterprises created in Brazil since 1988 have folded up, many of them victims of monetary and fiscal adjustments like those adopted in the wake of the Asian crisis.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Women, Indigenous and Landless Join Election Fray
Indigenous people and landless rural workers in Brazil are keen on expanding their representation in parliament in the Oct. 4 national and state elections, along with women, who enjoy a 25 percent quota of all candidacies.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Fiscal Adjustments Wipe Out Micro-enterprises
Some 3.9 million of the five million small and micro-enterprises created in Brazil since 1988 have folded up, many of them victims of monetary and fiscal adjustments like those adopted in the wake of the Asian crisis.BRAZIL-TRADE: Perfume Makers Accused of Pirating Amazon Resources
For more than a century, French perfume makers have depended on the Amazon for ingredients for many of their creations, but their "biopiracy" is less known than the products of their labs, says a Brazilian researcher.THEATRE-BRAZIL: Reliving History
One morning 44 years ago President Getulio Vargas rose early and shot himself in the heart - a suicide committed, as he wrote in a letter, in order for him to "enter history."ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Asia Could Deepen Stagnation in Election Period
The ill-wind blowing in from the East could prolong the economic stagnation caused by previous Asian turbulence in Brazil, making it harder for President Fernando Henrique Cardoso to pull off his re-election bid.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Unemployment and Social Problems Bag Campaign
Brazil's election campaign has turned focus from the "Washington Consensus," with the two main candidates emphasising social issues - especially unemployment.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Culture Creates More Jobs Than Cars
Cultural activities account for nearly one percent of Brazil's gross domestic product (GDP) and generate more jobs than key sectors of the economy such as the automobile industry, according to a new study here.SCIENCE-BRAZIL: Scientists Fight White Fly Menace
Brazilian researchers sat down Sunday to examine ways to step up their war against one of the worst plagues to hit local agriculture this century: the dreaded white fly.FINANCE-BRAZIL: Small Loans Counter Economic Apartheid
Microcredit represents the end of economic apartheid and the possibility of an effective campaign against poverty an inequity, said economists who will recommend Brazil adopt this as a mass public policy at the weekend.POPULATION-BRAZIL: Teens Give Birth to 900,000 Babies a Year
Teenagers in Brazil gave birth to 900,000 babies last year, thus accounting for 26.5 percent of all live births in the country.DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: New Law to Regulate NGO Alliance with State
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Brazil, which employ more people than the central government, may soon be recognised as public in nature if a new draft law is approved by Congress.FINANCE-BRAZIL: Auction Outcome Shows Telebras Badly Valued
Telecommunications in Brazil joined the world game of the big international groups Wednesday, in an auction marked by mistakes and ignorance of this market from the experts.HEALTH-BRAZIL: Fake Medicines Cause Panic
A host of complaints of irregularities in Brazil's pharmaceutical sector, including the sale of fake drugs, has caused panic among consumers left defenceless by a breakdown in the country's health inspection system.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Home – Not Always so Sweet for Women and Children
The Brazilian government and the United Nations launched a joint campaign Thursday against domestic violence in Brazil, on the fifth anniversary of the "Candelaria massacre" of eight adolescents in the streets of Rio de Janeiro.LABOUR-BRAZIL: On-the-job Mishaps Kill 15 People Each Day
More than 1,000 work-related accidents, accompanied by an average of 15 deaths, occur each day in Brazil, according to official statistics.ENVIRONMENT/DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Sao Paulo To Recycle 70 Percent of Waste
Faced with the choice of recycling or being buried under endless piles of garbage, Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has come up with a programme to re-use 70 percent of the 12,000 tonnes of garbage collected and dumped into landfills on a daily basis.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Sao Paulo to Recycle 70 Percent of Waste
Faced with the choice of recycling or being buried under endless piles of garbage, Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, has come up with a programme to re-use 70 percent of the 12,000 tonnes of garbage collected and dumped into landfills on a daily basis.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Traffic Jams Waste 200 Billion Litres of Fuel
Congestion caused by the excess of vehicles on streets of Brazil's large cities has had a high cost for the country's economy, in addition to affecting the health of the population and the environment.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-BRAZIL: Bank Takeover Stokes Fears of Invasion of Foreign Capital
The jitters shaking Brazil's banking system were exacerbated by the takeover, formally announced Thursday, of the country's fourth biggest bank, the Banco Real, by ABN Amro, the world's eighth largest.BRAZIL: Bank Takeover Stokes Fears of Invasion of Foreign Capital
The jitters shaking Brazil's banking system were exacerbated by the takeover, formally announced Thursday, of the country's fourth biggest bank, the Banco Real, by ABN Amro, the world's eighth largest.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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