Agência Brasil Rio – The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – the sum of all goods and services generated by the economy – grew 1.4% in the second quarter of this year, in comparison with the first quarter. Compared with the first quarter of 2004, the growth rate amounted to 3.9%. During the first half
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Education (MEC) allocated US$ 414 thousand (R$ 1 million) from the Literate Brazil program to edit indigenous literary works, which have already been selected and are on their way to the printers. Initially, there will be 22 titles with editions in varying quantities and in different languages, such
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Education (MEC) allocated US$ 414 thousand (R$ 1 million) from the Literate Brazil program to edit indigenous literary works, which have already been selected and are on their way to the printers. Initially, there will be 22 titles with editions in varying quantities and in different languages, such
Agência Brasil Brasília – The National Supply Company (Conab) has received accreditation from the UN World Food Program. It is the first Brazilian organization to do so, and as such will supply goods from family farms, such as wheat, rice, corn, cassava flour, sugar and beans, to be distributed in poor countries. The UN World
A study ordered by the Ministry of Tourism shows that national arrivals increased by 19.29%, and the international arrivals, by 16.15%. The main destinations in the country are the cities of Fortaleza, Natal, Porto Seguro and Maceió, all in the Northeast of Brazil, and the region of Serra Gaúcha, in the South. For the minister of Tourism, Walfrido Mares Guia, the increase throughout the year should be of 15%.
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the participation of developing countries as permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council is "non-postponable." At a luncheon offered yesterday (09) in the Itamaraty Palace to the visiting delegation from Gambia, Lula thanked the president of that country, Yahya Jammeh, for
The first shipment took place this week and went to Venezuela. The agreement between the Brazilian state-owned energy company and the government of the neighbouring country forecasts monthly shipments of 25,000 cubic metres of the product. The next customer will be China. With the expansion of the foreign market, Petrobras has decided to dive headfirst into this business.
