Paulista, Brazil News

Red tape and a ban on foreign researchers are hindering efforts to tap the Amazon rainforest for cancer drugs The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's Amazon rainforest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.

The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.

Hundreds of people gathered for protests in Brazil's largest city of Sao Paolo against the upcoming visit of Iran's president, a local Jewish youth movement said.

Brazil's president said Friday that he's waiting on a federal investigation to say anything more about the cause of a massive blackout earlier this week that affected 60 million people.

Government leaders are defending the reliability of Brazil's power grid after a huge blackout left nearly 60 million people in the dark and raised concerns about its ability to guarantee electricity for a surging economy.

Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

A MASSIVE blackout across the southern half of Brazil last night plunged tens of millions of people into darkness and prompted a major police mobilisation amid fears of an opportunistic crime wave.

Christian Vieri is on the verge of signing for Brazilian club Botafogo just weeks after announcing his retirement from football at an Italian court hearing.

The unassuming caf is set up in a former Waffle House on busy Wade Hampton Boulevard, and serves authentic Brazilian cuisine to those who discover this hidden gem.

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On October 22, 2009, leading railway control and communications systems provider Invensys Rail, Brazilian engineering company Montagens e Projetos Especiais and Spanish telecoms specialists Infoglobal have signed a milestone 255 million contract to upgrade the Signalling and ATC on lines 8, 10 and 11 of Sao Paulo's rapidly developing Metro system.

South African President Jacob Zuma took time out on his official visit to Brazil on Thursday to meet local football bodies and discuss the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup, the South African Press Association reported.

Believe in the power of bread. That was the idea behind Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto's "Bread Man" performance art series in the '90s. Meant as a unifying symbol of communication, he made his name with the body of work which involved global travel to places like Nepal and Germany with loaves of bread tied around his head while a puzzled public ...

The toucan's colourful - and comical - beak has made it one of the world's most recognisable birds.

For centuries, scientists have puzzled over why the toucan's bill is so remarkably large - but now one team thinks it might have an answer.

Former Real Madrid and Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has agreed to take charge of Santos, the Brazilian club said.

In a city where, architecturally, you are competing with signature buildings from the likes of Oscar Niemeyer, it is no mean feat to construct a new hotel that instantly grabs the attention.

Brazil's capital So Paulo is the very definition of a megalopolis. Covering more than 3,067.2 sqare miles, the city has an estimated population of 21,616,060 people, which makes it the largest city in South America and the third largest metropolitan area in the world.