Brazil

• Monday, March 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's Minister of Culture captivates Carnegie Hall

  

  The eleven North American concert dates during March, from Toronto to Tampa, mark Gil's first-ever solo concert tour, which has been created exclusively for this North American run.

• Monday, March 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva/Bush to discuss world trade and Biofuels

  

  Brazil's president said on Monday he will ask President Bush to help advance global trade talks when he visits Washington this week.

• Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula reshuffles cabinet and promises “politics with a big P”

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva and his newly formed ruling coalition completed the reshuffling of the ministerial cabinet and announced “politics with a big P, thinking in the country of the next twenty years”.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's economy moves to tenth position worldwide

  

  Brazil ranks as the world's tenth economy, ahead of South Korea, Holland and Australia, according to a GDP new calculation system announced by the government and which a majority of Brazilians economists consider more in line with reality.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil looks to join CAF for US$1B

  Brazil's government is negotiating with the Andean Development Corporation to become a fully-fledged member, which would require an investment of about US$1 billion, Brazilian Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo said Sunday.

• Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Collapse of Varig makes Brazil loose half a million tourists

  

  The collapse of Brazil's flag carrier Varig last year caused a significant fall in the number of foreign tourists visiting Brazil in 2006 revealed a top official from the Ministry of Tourism in Rio do Janeiro.

• Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil builds wall to stop smuggling from Paraguay

  

  In contrast to pledges of lowering Mercosur barriers for junior members (Paraguay and Uruguay), Brazil confirmed the construction of a steel and concrete wall along the Paraguayan border to help combat contraband in the Triple frontier area where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.

• Tuesday, March 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  “US our main individual partner”, but Mercosur is priority

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva strongly defended close relations with United States and agreements on developing bio-fuels, but also underlined that Mercosur remains a top priority for Brazil.

• Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula hosts Bush and says Doha round agreement “is close”

  

  Brazil and United States will attempt to advance the Doha global trade talks during US president George Bush's official two day visit to Brazil which begins today Thursday.

• Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Huge security and protests for Bush in Sao Paulo

  United States president George Bush arrived late Thursday to Sao Paulo for a 24 hours visit to Brazil, --the first leg of his Latinamerican trip--, amidst serious street protests with eight people injured and scores arrested.