Author: Silvia Lindsey

From the Newsroom* São Paulo – ANBA, the Brazil-Arab News Agency, broke a new accesses record. There were 166,822 visits to the site last month, an increase in 27% over April (131,533) and of 190% in comparison to May 2005 (57,405). In comparison to the previous record, of 139,404 visits, in March this year, the

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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – ANBA, the Brazil-Arab News Agency, broke a new accesses record. There were 166,822 visits to the site last month, an increase in 27% over April (131,533) and of 190% in comparison to May 2005 (57,405). In comparison to the previous record, of 139,404 visits, in March this year, the

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Agência Brasil* Coari – Petrobras and the Brazilian federal government started the construction works on the Urucu-Manaus gas pipeline, in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas. The construction may generate nearly 3,500 direct jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs. The cost estimated for the approximately 670 kilometres pipeline is of US$ 1 billion. The construction was

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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian industry is importing more raw materials, according to a study by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI). The process of substitution of national inputs for foreign materials should be even stronger during the year of 2006, due to the value of the dollar, favourable to imports. According to

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From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The civil construction sector grew by 7% in the first quarter of the year in Brazil. During the last twelve months, the sector accumulated an increase in 2.84%. The aim, however, is to reach the end of 2006 with an increase in 5.1% in activities. *Translated by Silvia Lindsey

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