Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Cuban dissident Yoani Sanchez characterized President Dilma Rousseff as ‘playing with fire’ regarding Brazil’s relations with Cuba. Sanchez, an activist and blogger, made the comments during a visit to the headquarters of the United … Continue reading
Brazil News VATICAN CITY – ‘The Pope is Argentine, but God is Brazilian,’ said President Dilma Rousseff, after meeting with the new pontiff early Wednesday at the Vatican. The Brazilian president also told reporters that Pope Francis I is ‘very … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO — Tourist travel visa requirements for Brazilian and U.S. citizens visiting each other’s countries may soon disappear. The U.S. ambassador in Brazil, Thomas Shannon, said in an interview with G1, “soon” Brazilians … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A troubled man tried to break into Planalto, the Brazilian Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Tuesday evening, reported online media. The man, who appeared as President Dilma Rousseff worked in her office around 7 p.m., … Continue reading
Brazil Technology News RIO DE JANEIRO – Tech giant Qualcomm announced Tuesday it aims to develop chips that can operate in different frequency bands for the Brazil market. The chips will allow mobile devices, which operate on the 4G system, … Continue reading
Brazil News ASUNCIÓN — Paraguay’s president, Frederico Franco, said on Wednesday (8) that the country no longer wishes to “give” energy away. President Franco spoke specifically to Brazil and Argentina, Paraguay’s partners in the Itaipu and Yacyreta hydroelectric plants, respectively.
Brazil Aviation News BRASILIA – The Presidency of the Republic received on Wednesday a new helicopter to transport President Dilma Rousseff. The aircraft is a Eurocopter EC-725 dubbed VH-36 Caracal. It can carry ten passengers and three crew and has … Continue reading
Brazil News BRASILIA – President Dilma Rousseff vetoed a bill that would have allowed sale of over-the-counter medicines in supermarkets. The president based the veto, published in the Official Gazette on Friday, on an analysis done by the Ministries of … Continue reading
Brazil News BRASILIA – President Dilma Rousseff signed into law Monday (14) a law establishing the National Day of Reggae, celebrated annually on 11 May – the date Jamaican musician Bob Marley died, reported Folha. Bob Marley (Photo: David Burnett/Folha)
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is the second most powerful mother in the world, according to list released by the U.S. business magazine Forbes. The ranking of the 20 most powerful mothers, which took into … Continue reading
Brazil News BRASILIA – The international environmental group Greenpeace used green lasers to implore the Brazilian president to veto the new Brazil Forest Code. The group wrote ‘Greenpeace’ and ‘New Forest Code – Veto Dilma,’ in green laser light on … Continue reading
Brazil News BRASILIA – The deputy prime minister of Libya, Omar Abdelkarim, spoke on Tuesday with President Rousseff and American Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Abdelkarim told them that the goal of the provisional government of Libya is to reconnect … Continue reading
Brazil News TEHRAN – The Tehran Times reported today that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Brazil during his tour of Latin American countries. The exact date of the visit was not released. Mahmoud Amadinejad (Photo: Tehran Times)
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – President Dilma Rousseff was one of the most discussed topics on social media networks in Brazil on Saturday. A photograph taken on Friday of the national leader wearing a pair of 3D glasses turned … Continue reading
Brazil News SAO PAULO – President Dilma Rousseff visited former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in São Paulo today. The meeting took place at the office of the Presidency of the Republic, on Avenida Paulista, Friday afternoon. Dilma and … Continue reading
