Agência Brasil Damascus – During his two-day visit to Syria, president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will sign cooperation agreements dealing with culture (exchange programs for artists), tourism (which could include regularly scheduled air traffic between the two country) and sports (Syrian soccer coaches will come to Brazil for study). As for trade, the two
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Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – For the first time life expectancy in Brazil has risen above 70 years, reports the government statistical bureau (IBGE) (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) in its latest survey. According to the report, a Brazilian boy born today will probably live to the age of 71. Life expectancy for women
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – For the first time life expectancy in Brazil has risen above 70 years, reports the government statistical bureau (IBGE) (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) in its latest survey. According to the report, a Brazilian boy born today will probably live to the age of 71. Life expectancy for women
Agência Brasil Brasília – The biggest increases in Brazilian exports this year have been in soybeans, cellulose and automobiles. In fact, there has been an across the board increase in sales abroad: semi-manufactured goods up 50%, manufactured goods up 48.4% and basic goods up 45%. In dollars the totals are as follows: semi-manufactured goods exports
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The drop in GDP of 1.5% registered in the third quarter, compared to the third quarter of 2002, is being blamed on the fact that there was very strong growth during the third quarter in 2002, with the GDP rising 2.9% at that time. There is also the so-called "technical
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The drop in GDP of 1.5% registered in the third quarter, compared to the third quarter of 2002, is being blamed on the fact that there was very strong growth during the third quarter in 2002, with the GDP rising 2.9% at that time. There is also the so-called "technical
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Minister of Mines and Energy, Dilma Rousseff, was in Rio yesterday for the signing of contracts for exploration and production of petroleum as a result of the 5th round of bidding which took place in August and brought in R$27 million in contract bonuses for the government. Rousseff announced that
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian government will follow a worldwide tendency and give organic farming a boost, says Jean Pierre Medaets, at the Family Farming Secretariat of the Ministry of Agrarian Development. Speaking at the 5th Agrobusiness Congress, Medaets declared that organic farming is important for various segments of the agricultural sector,
