Brazilian News - October 2008

With its low real estate prices, Brazil is seen as an emerging player in the global property market, it has been suggested....

Date added: 31st October, 2008 at 09:25 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Swiss-based agribusiness Syngenta is developing a "breakthrough" technology for sugar cane crops that it says will reduce the cost of planting, cut fuel bills and increase overall yields. ...

Date added: 30th October, 2008 at 10:42 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Brazilian football legend Ronaldo has expressed a desire to make his comeback from injury at his hometown club, Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, according to reports. ...

Date added: 29th October, 2008 at 09:07 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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The biggest private sector banks in Brazil, Banco Bradesco and Banco Itau, have defied the economic gloom with "strong" quarterly results that reveal continued growth in both profits and demand, according to reports....

Date added: 28th October, 2008 at 09:32 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Major investments by a number of the world's leading plastics manufacturers are set to make Brazil the world leader in the production of alternative "bioplastics" made using sugar cane instead of oil, it has been claimed. ...

Date added: 27th October, 2008 at 10:00 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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More ethanol was consumed in Brazil than gasoline last year, natural resources investors may be interested to hear....

Date added: 24th October, 2008 at 10:48 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Those attending the Luxury Travel Fair at London's Olympia next month will have the opportunity to take a closer look at Bahia, a state in North East Brazil which features "one of the most unique and bespoke travel experiences the world has to offer"....

Date added: 24th October, 2008 at 08:13 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Had fictional action hero James Bond decided to invest in property while on his travels around the world, Brazil would probably have been one of his targets....

Date added: 23rd October, 2008 at 09:14 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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A recession in the US will not have much of an impact on Brazil's natural resources sector, it has been suggested....

Date added: 22nd October, 2008 at 09:12 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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Itaueira, one of the premier melon producers in North East Brazil, is to launch its fruit in the US later this month, according to an article on Fresh Plaza....

Date added: 21st October, 2008 at 09:24 (view all articles from October, 2008)

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