Brasilia, Brazil News

A federal appeals court in Brazil on Wednesday is expected to decide a child custody case that has reached the highest levels of governments in Brasilia and Washington.

Friction between the United States and Brazil over thorny issues related to Iran and Honduras look set to feature when a senior US diplomat's visits Brasilia on Sunday and Monday.

Brazilian president Lula da Silva will be signing with his Peruvian peer Alan Garcia next week in Lima the creation of an integrated zone in the Amazon.

Located next to a lake is this 1100 m2 house in Brasilia, Brazil designed by Isay Weinfeld Architects.

Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo has been hit by severe floods for the second time in less than a week.

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes his seat for the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

The secret video tapes could not be more damning. A newspaper owner shoves 30,000 reals in cash into his underpants.

Brasilia, Dec 3 Brazil and Germany have agreed to reinforce political dialogue based on the Action Plan of the Strategic Alliance on world administration, climate change, disarmament, defense and sustainable development, among other affairs.

A week of Brazilian films kicks-off this Friday at the National Cinema Centre. Family business: A scene of Two Sons of Francisco.

Video showing a key oppositionA party governor apparently taking a kickback has cast a freshA spotlight on Brazila s persistent political corruption and couldA hurt the opposition in next yeara s presidential race.

President Barack Obama has met tonight with his war council. It's the tenth meeting he's held as he weighs whether to send tens of thousands more U.S. forces to Afghanistan.

" Presidents of Iran and Brazil highlighted the necessity to establish cooperation between the two countries in all fields, particularly in industry, trade, energy, and technology and set a $25 billion trade volume goal for the next five years.

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin met in Brasilia on Thursday with Brazilian Federal Senate President Jose Sarney, exchanging views on bilateral ties and cooperation.

When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- dubbed by U.S. President Barack Obama "the most popular politician on earth" -- hosted Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia on Monday, he was doing what Mr.

Analysis by Beatriz Bissio RIO DE JANEIRO - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial visit to Brazil further underscored the independence of this country's diplomacy, and gave Tehran a chance to defend its points of view on the construction of a lasting peace in the Middle East.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was met by a crowd of activists, including LGBT advocates, in Brazil on Monday, protesting his country's oppression of gays and lesbians.

Salesman leave their workplace during a blackout in the Ipanema neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Nov.

The world must engage, not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a "just and balanced" solution to concerns over its nuclear program, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday.

British pop star Sting says Brazil's government should listen to the voices of local indigenous groups before building a massive hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rain forest.

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