Brazil News

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Companhia Siderurgica Nacional CSN today its results for the 1Q08: -- CSN posted a 1Q08 net income of R$ 767 million, 51% up on the previous quarter and flat ... via Earth Times

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MeadWestvaco Corporation Specialty Chemicals and Chemserve today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to establish an equal partnership in the joint venture Resitec Industria Quimica Ltda. via Earth Times

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“If we wish to speak of sustainable development, we have to establish incentives and strategies for farmers to maintain native species in agricultural landscapes”

It's a tough job, but somebody, or at least some dogs, have to do it. In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs trained to detect animal feces by scent are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened ... via EurekAlert!

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Brazilian volleyball star Sheila will have her first meeting on Monday with the coach of the Olympics-bound national team. via People's Daily

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, MAY 9, 2008 .- Human rights groups decried the acquittal of a man accused of masterminding the 2005 murder of a U.S. nun in the Amazon. via Catholic.net

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“We want to join OPEC and to try to make oil cheaper.”

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva believes his nation wants to join OPEC to help bring down oil prices, a leading German weekly quoted him as saying Friday. via The Boston Globe

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Brazil will sell more of its dollar- denominated bonds due in 2017, its first international issue since receiving an investment-grade credit rating from Standard & Poor's last week. via Bloomberg

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“Pangea Day and YouTube both believe in inspiring people through visual mediums, regardless of geographic distinctions”

YouTube, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, and Pangea Day, a global event dedicated to bringing people together through film, today ... via Earth Times

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On Saturday May 10th, 2008 , we are all invited to share in Pangea Day, to watch four hours of 24 short films selected from over 2500 entries submitted by people all over the world. via About.com

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“We are not saying nothing will be produced anymore in the Amazon”

By Raymond Colitt Brasilia - Brazil has banned the sale of farm products from illegally deforested areas in the Amazon in an attempt to reverse months of increasing destruction in the world's largest rain ... via The Star

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