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Brazil's Lula kicks off Mideast tour
(AFP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, pictured in February 2010, arrived in the Middle East on Sunday, seeking to bring a fresh outlook to the peace process on a trip to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.(AFP/File/Jose Cabezas)AFP - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in the Middle East on Sunday, seeking to bring a fresh outlook to the peace process on a trip to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:57 GMT)

Rio's Christ statue getting $4M renovation
(AP)

In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a $4 million renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of its face and hands and it has also been damaged by lightning strikes over the years.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $4 million renovation.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:59:25 GMT)

Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit
(AP)
AP - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.
(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:07:43 GMT)

Gastroenteritis strikes cruise ship in Brazil
(AP)
AP - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.
(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:37 GMT)

BP wins foothold in Brazil with £4.7 bln deal
(AFP)

Oil giant BP has said it will pay US firm Devon Energy $7 billion (£4.7 billion)for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy $7 billion (£4.7 billion) for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:11 GMT)

Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents
(AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:56 GMT)

Brazil, Germany clash on Iran nuclear sanctions
(AFP)

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim (R), chats with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle, during a meeting at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed nuclear program.(AFP/Adriano Machado)AFP - Brazil and Germany differed sharply Wednesday on whether to threaten Iran with fresh United Nations sanctions in a bid to rein in its disputed nuclear program.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:25:55 GMT)

Lula calls on Obama to resolve trade dispute
(AFP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, pictured in February 2010, called Wednesday on President Barack Obama to put his weight behind a quick resolution to a US-Brazilian trade dispute.(AFP/File/Jose Cabezas)AFP - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Wednesday on President Barack Obama to put his weight behind a quick resolution to a US-Brazilian trade dispute.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:01 GMT)

Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo
(AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia, second right, talks to young athletes during the opening ceremony of a sports complex at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, accompanied by Brazil's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, second left, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America's largest and most influential nation.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:10 GMT)

US seeks talks to avert trade war with Brazil
(AFP)

US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (C) leaves the Brazilian Trade Ministry after meeting with the Brazilian Trade Minister Miguel Jorge, in Brasilia. Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.(AFP/Adriano Machado)AFP - Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory.


(Source: Yahoo! News: Brazil - Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:23:30 GMT)

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