Mideast peace depends on establishing Palestinian state Nov 21, 2009
BRASILIA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Friday after meeting the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas that peace in Middle East depends on establishing a Palestinian state ... Both leaders held a work meeting at noon Friday in Salvador de Bahia in northeast Brazil, one week after the visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met Lula da Silva in Brasilia. (Xinhuanet, China)
German camps out for 13 days in Brazil airport Oct 31, 2009
The German Embassy's media office in Brasilia declined to comment. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)
Former Honduran President Holed Up In Embassy Sep 23, 2009
Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson and Freddy Cuevas in Tegucigalpa, Michael Astor and Will Weissert in New York, Desmond Butler in Washington and Marco Sibaja in Brasilia, Brazil, contributed to this report. MORE.. (Time.com)
Soccer, Chewing Gum Proves Dangerous Mix Aug 28, 2009
Doctors rushed to him and an ambulance came on the field at Boca do Jacare Stadium in Brasilia. "I don't remember a lot," Aloisio told local media Wednesday. (Click2Houston, TX)
Deyton to head tobacco regulation effort Aug 21, 2009
BRASILIA, Brazil A former Brazilian environment minister who is a famed campaigner to protect the Amazon rainforest from development says she is leaving the governing Workers Party and may run for president next year. Marina Silva, 51, said she will probably join the Green Party, which recently invited her to be its presidential candidate to push the issue of sustainable development. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bovespa Gains for Second Day on Banco do Brasil, JBS Profits; Bolsa Rises Aug 14, 2009
We have the lowest level of interest rates in our history, Lula said at a conference yesterday in Brasilia. Its desirable and possible to cut further. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
GOL Announces Net Income of R$354mm in 2Q09 Aug 12, 2009
2Q09 Earnings Results Webcast Wednesday August 12, 2009 English 10:00 a.m. (US EDT) 11:00 a.m. (Brasilia) Tel ... br/ir Portuguese 11:30 a.m. (US EDT) 12:30 a.m. (Brasilia) Tel. (PR Newswire)
Colombia's Uribe On Trip To Defend US Bases Pact Aug 5, 2009
In Brasilia on Tuesday, Jones told reporters that the bases issue "will have a good explanation and a satisfactory outcome that will in no way interfere with the progress of our friendship and our cooperation together on matters of mutual security interest.". Uribe has put Colombia's leftist rebels on the defensive with more than $5 billion in U.S. aid, including special forces training and the sharing of intelligence from satellite and airborne communications intercepts. (CBS News -- World)
Senate scandals Jul 17, 2009
"It lowers the image that the Brazilian population has of the Congress, even lower than it already was," said David Fleischer, political science professor at the University of Brasilia ... He has also admitted that he did not declare a large home he owns in Brasilia to the federal electoral authorities, but says it was on his tax statement ... News magazine Veja declared that "we the common people should remind the feudal masters in Brasilia that all are equal under the law". (BBC News -- Americas)
Air France crash: 11 bodies identified Jun 22, 2009
If those failed, DNA tests were to be carried out in a Brazilian police laboratory in Brasilia based on samples taken from relatives. After bodies were identified, they were to be released to the families for burial, the statement said. (India Times, India)
SkyWest resumes seasonal service to Yellowstone area Jun 6, 2009
SkyWest's twice daily round-trip flights between West Yellowstone, Montana and Salt Lake City will run June 4 through September 30, utilizing the comfortable and reliable 30-passenger Embraer-manufactured Brasilia aircraft. In addition to the two daily roundtrips, SkyWest is pleased to offer an additional round-trip flight on Saturdays and Sundays, perfect for a weekend getaway. (W. Yellowstone News, MT)
No Air France jet debris found: Brazil Jun 5, 2009
BRASILIA: Brazilian officials said late Thursday they have so far only recovered sea "trash" from a zone in the Atlantic where an Air France jet came down, and not aircraft debris as originally thought. ( ). (India Times, India)
No trace of Air France passengers Jun 4, 2009
"No bodies or survivors have been found," Brazil's defence minister Nelson Jobim said on Wednesday evening at a press conference in Brasilia. It is seen as next to impossible that any of the passengers or crew survived the crash, even as experts raised the possibility the Airbus A220-200 had disintegrated in mid-air. (India Times, India)
Brazilian air force finds Air France plane debris: Official Jun 3, 2009
BRASILIA: Search aircraft on Tuesday found a seat and other debris from a plane in a remote stretch of the Atlantic where an Air France flight carrying 228 people disappeared, Brazil's air force said. ( ). (India Times, India)
Brazil declares days of mourning Jun 3, 2009
BRASILIA: Brazil announced three days of national mourning starting Tuesday in memory of the 228 people who died in an Air France accident off its coast. Vice President Jose Alencar declared the observance, in the absence of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who was on a trip to Guatamela. (India Times)
Authorities Scour Atlantic For Missing Jet Jun 2, 2009
Associated Press reporters Emma Vandore, Laurent Lemel and Laurent Pirot in Paris; Alan Clendenning and Tales Azzoni in Sao Paulo and Marco Sibaja in Brasilia; Slobodan Lekic in Brussels, Belgium; Barry Hatton in Lisbon and Airlines and Transportation Editor Greg Stec in New York also contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Menchov prevails in Giro despite fall Jun 1, 2009
World Cup cities set: FIFA's executive committee has chosen the 12 Brazilian cities to host matches for the 2014 World Cup: Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Cuiaba, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Brasilia, Salvador and Bela Horizonte. Ancelotti quits Milan: Carlo Ancelotti has quit as coach of AC Milan, seemingly paving the way for him to take over at Premier League club Chelsea. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Brazil: Crackdown on internet child sex May 19, 2009
BRASILIA: Brazilian authorities arrested 10 people on Monday as part of a broad nationwide crackdown on child pornography on the popular Google-run Orkut social networking website. Some 400 federal agents were mobilized in Brasilia and 20 other states across the country, including in the largest cities Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, seizing hundreds of CDs, DVDS and computers containing pornographic material, police said ... It was the first action taken by Brazilian authorities since an... (India Times, India)
TAM Announces 4Q08 Results Apr 1, 2009
In South America we started daily flights to Buenos Aires (via Brasilia) in addition to Bariloche and Lima (from Sao Paulo) through the increase in the narrow body fleet in the region. Also in South America, we increase our supply operating the B777 to Santiago and substituting all TAM Mercosur's F100 to A320 aircraft. (PR Newswire)
WEEKLY RELEASE: Western two wins away from capturing first outright GNAC title Mar 3, 2009
4 rpg) from Brasilia, Brazil, a transfer from Eastern Utah. Central, 17-5 overall (March 5 host Montana State Billings), was the preseason favorite of the GNAC coaches after coming off back-to-back near league title misses. (Wwuvikings.com)
Chinese vice president arrives in Brazil for official visit Feb 19, 2009
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived on Wednesday night in Brasilia ... BRASILIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived on Wednesday night in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, kicking off his official visit to the Latin American country. (Xinhuanet, China)
Swiss police probe skinhead attack Feb 13, 2009
Brazil's foreign ministry expressed "great concern" about the attack in a hastily arranged meeting Thursday in Brasilia with a Swiss diplomats. Foreign Minister Celso Amorim urged Swiss investigators to act with "transparency" so both countries can learn exactly what happened. (MSNBC -- International)
Chinese VP leaves for six-nation visits Feb 7, 2009
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, Jan. 19, 2009 ... BRASILIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Brazil will boost their strategic partnership and strengthen cooperation in various fields, said a joint press communique issued during Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's visit to the country ... BRASILIA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Brazil should make concerted efforts to boost the all-around... (Xinhuanet, China)
