Brazil's oil boom muddled by recent spill The Los Angeles Times Reporting from Rio de Janeiro— | When oil leaking from a faulty well bubbled to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil recently, it caused a stir throughout the country. | There were obvious environmental concerns. And...
Brazil air travel triples since 2002 The Miami Herald | BRASILIA, Brazil -- Demand for flights in Brazil has nearly tripled in the past decade, authorities said Tuesday. That is straining a system that is under pressure to prepare for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. | Brazil's civil aviation agenc...
Brazil picks woman to head state-run oil giant Petrobras France24 | AFP - The Brazilian government has picked top Petrobras executive Maria das Gracas Silva Foster to become the first woman to head the state-run oil giant, the company said Monday. | The government will propose to the Petrobras board of directors th...
Founder of file-sharing site denies piracy Al Jazeera | The founder of popular file-sharing website MegaUpload.com has denied charges of internet piracy and money laundering, three days after his arrest in the New Zealand city of Auckland. | Kim Dotcom, a German national also known as Kim Schmitz, appea...
