Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil São Paulo – Despite the bitter taste of an 18% drop in sales in the first quarter of 2004, compared with the same period last year, toy manufacturers have not lost their optimism. The 320 firms that operate in this area and employ 23.6 thousand workers throughout the country forecast 6% growth this
Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil has already obtained the support of ten Latin American countries to effect changes in the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when it loans money. Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela agree with Brazil in calling for the IMF not to count as
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture reports that it intends to open 1,300 new public libraries by the year 2006. The libraries will be established in locations that do not have libraries. The project is part of a new "Hunger for Books" program launched by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil. "The idea is
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture reports that it intends to open 1,300 new public libraries by the year 2006. The libraries will be established in locations that do not have libraries. The project is part of a new "Hunger for Books" program launched by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil. "The idea is
The Alternative Energy Sources Program (Proinfa), announced on Tuesday (30), should include financing by the Brazilian Development Bank.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture wants Unesco to declare the samba a World Cultural Heritage. The decision to make the request official was made at a meeting attended by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, the president of the Institute of Historical and Artistic Landmarks (Iphan), Antônio Augusto Arantes, and the sociologist and cultural
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Culture wants Unesco to declare the samba a World Cultural Heritage. The decision to make the request official was made at a meeting attended by minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, the president of the Institute of Historical and Artistic Landmarks (Iphan), Antônio Augusto Arantes, and the sociologist and cultural
The Iberian-American year for Handicapped People was officially declared open in Brazilian capital Brasília on Wednesday (24). Statistics show that difficulties persist.
The Iberian-American year for Handicapped People was officially declared open in Brazilian capital Brasília on Wednesday (24). Statistics show that difficulties persist.
