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“Unemployment is low, wages rising and foreign direct investment pouring in ($67 billion in 2011, a record).” – The B in BRICS: The Brazil backlash | The Economist

“Unemployment is low, wages rising and foreign direct investment pouring in ($67 billion in 2011, a record).” – The B in BRICS: The Brazil backlash | The Economist

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Lampião (“Oil Lamp” in Portuguese) was the nickname of “Captain” Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the most famous leader of […]

“programs like Science Without Borders show how educational and cultural ties between Americans and Brazil’s rising middle class are deepening.” – Brazil’s President Rousseff praises new study abroad program – CSMonitor.com

“programs like Science Without Borders show how educational and cultural ties between Americans and Brazil’s rising middle class are deepening.” – Brazil’s President Rousseff praises new study abroad program – CSMonitor.com

“Brazil “triplicou as compras no mercado americano nos últimos oito anos, exatamente quando eles mais precisaram”” – Novo patamar – Míriam Leitão: O Globo

“Brazil “triplicou as compras no mercado americano nos últimos oito anos, exatamente quando eles mais precisaram”” – Novo patamar – Míriam Leitão: O Globo

“a strike in Brazil: good for the country? or precursor to inflation?: @TheRioTimes

“The Brazilian Confederation of Workers in Education (CNTE) is coordinating the nationwide movement which has three principle […]

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE IS THE BEST LANGUAGE | @theeconomist : “If you want a decent return on your investment, says Helen Joyce, the best language to learn is Brazilian Portuguese…

Some lunatics learn languages for […]

“ How to be Norway, not Venezuela By demanding so much local content, the government may in fact be favouring some of the leading foreign oil-service companies. Many would have set up in Brazil anyway; now, with less price competition from abroad, they will find it easier to charge over the odds. Seeking to ramp up [...]

“São Paulo is almost beyond the imagination — a drizzle-shrouded megacity of almost 20 million that sprawls like Los Angeles and boasts enough skyscrapers to vie with New York. The gritty financial engine of the new Brazil, São Paulo exerts influence over commerce, media and culture. The Brazilian writer Roberto Pompeu de Toledo calls it [...]

“São Paulo is almost beyond the imagination — a drizzle-shrouded megacity of almost 20 million that sprawls like Los Angeles and boasts enough skyscrapers to vie with New York. The gritty financial engine of the new Brazil, São Paulo exerts influence over commerce, media and culture. The Brazilian writer Roberto Pompeu de Toledo calls it [...]

“Brazil’s central bank has lowered its forecast for economic growth to less than half of last year’s, partly blaming the slowing global economy. The central bank lowered its prediction for growth in 2011 to 3.5%, from 4% that it expected in June. Brazil has boomed as other countries have stalled, growing 7.5% last year.” – BBC [...]

“In just three days, “Rock in Rio” is set to begin. Learn more about this incredible cultural event: “Rock in Rio is the biggest festival of music and entertainment of the world. Always ensuring the quality of attractions, the comfort of the public and an impeccable infrastructure, is an event made for all the tribes that drives [...]

“In just three days, “Rock in Rio” is set to begin. Learn more about this incredible cultural event: “Rock in Rio is the biggest festival of music and entertainment of the world. Always ensuring the quality of attractions, the comfort of the public and an impeccable infrastructure, is an event made for all the tribes that drives [...]

Comparing Brazilian states with countries: Compare-cabana | The Economist :

THE notion that Brazil is in the vanguard of a group of emerging countries on their way to economic superpower-dom is so widely accepted as to have become trite. But how far along this road is Brazil? One way to get a quick answer is to compare Brazilian [...]

Brazil’s Rising Star – 60 Minutes – CBS News:

“On recent events in Brazil: “That story has some echoes in Brazil, where an orgy of ministerial sackings has been in full swing. Since June, President Dilma Rousseff has fired her chief of staff, the minister of transport, dozens of officials at that ministry and the deputy minister of agriculture, all of whom have been [...]

“PBS special report: “In Brazil, Women’s Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families”” – GloboTrends: International Trend analysis / Brazil demographics