Archive for 'Brazilian News'
Resolve a tua crise! Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 27, 2008
Globo News is reporting that Brazilian President Lula da Silva spoke to U.S. President George Bush twice on the phone today. President Lula claims that Bush was upset after the Brazilian leader had phoned U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently before communicating with him to discuss the U.S. economic crisis. And then, the best part…
JetBlue Set to Launch New Brazilian Airline Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 22, 2008
This week, Globo reported that the Brazilian National Aviation Agency (ANAC) is going through the approval process to allow JetBlue to start a new airline based in Brazil. The airline will be officially announced on March 27th. JetBlue founder David Neeleman raised US$200 million to begin the new company. He’s in the process of hiring…
US Secretary of State Takes a Trip to Brazil Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 17, 2008
U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, met with Brazilian president Lula Inácio da Silva and other government officials in Brasilia last week on an official visit. However, after her business was done, she took a detour to Salvador, Bahia, before she had to fly to Chile for more meetings. According to Reuters, Rice has always…
Infamous Copacabana Nightclub Shutting Down Posted by Transparent Language on Mar 7, 2008
The Rio de Janeiro city government announced recently that it is shutting down one of the city’s most infamous nightclubs, “Help” in Copacabana, known for rampant prostitution and to a lesser degree, drug trafficking. Though the club used to be a hot spot for middle and upper class Cariocas in the 1980s, it gradually transformed…
Mummies Found in Sao Paulo Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 27, 2008
Earlier this month, workers searching for termites found two mummified bodies in a convent in central Sao Paulo. Experts believe that the mummies are around 200 years old. The mummies, thought to be nuns, were found in Mosteiro da Luz (Monastery of Light), a monastery founded by Brazil’s first saint, Antonio Galvao, in 1774. An…
Miss Prisoner Pageant Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 26, 2008
You can’t make this stuff up. In the Federal District state of Brazil, where Brazil’s national capital is found, Federal Police have organized a beauty pageant for female prisoners called Miss Penitenciária, or Miss Inmate. One hundred and twenty prisoners entered the contest, and twelve were chosen as the winners. Volunteers helped the women with…
Brazil’s Growing Economic Power Posted by Transparent Language on Feb 22, 2008
It’s not news that Brazil is a growing economic power, since it has the seventh-largest economy in the world and second largest in the Americas. Here’s the news, though. On Thursday, the Brazilian government announced that for the first time in history, Brazil has enough capital to pay off its entire dívida externa, or external…