Agência Brasil Brasília – The war on hunger is one of the themes that will be discussed at the V World Social Forum (WSF), which will take place between January 26 and 31 in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil. On the 28th, for example, there will be a debate involving representatives of the UNESCO (United
Author: Alexandre Rocha
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – Porto Alegre, state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is ready to host the fifth edition of the World Social Forum (WSF), which will be held from January 26 to 31. More than 120 thousand people are expected to attend the event. 80 thousand have already enrolled. This past weekend
Agência Brasil Porto Alegre – Porto Alegre, state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, is ready to host the fifth edition of the World Social Forum (WSF), which will be held from January 26 to 31. More than 120 thousand people are expected to attend the event. 80 thousand have already enrolled. This past weekend
Agência Brasil Rio – André Macedo, economist with the Division of Industry of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, affirms that the durable goods and capital goods sectors were the ones that made the greatest contribution the growth in industrial production in the country. This growth amounted to 8.1% in November, 2004, compared with
Agência Brasil Rio – Total Petrobras production of petroleum reached an average of 2,062,033 barrels per day in December, an increase of 3,5%, compared to November, and 3%, compared to December 2003. Petrobras is the Brazilian state-owned oil company. For the year of 2004, average daily petroleum production worked out to 2,020,360 barrels/day. That is
Agência Brasil Brasília – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the president of Bulgaria, Gueorgui Parvánov, today (12), in the Planalto Palace. The two presidents participated in a ceremony in which a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Rio Branco Institute (where Brazilian diplomats are trained) and the diplomatic institute of the Bulgarian
