For those interested in knowing more about the former American ambassador to Brazil, Lincoln Gordon, who died recently at the age of 96, an article published by the New York Times makes a good read. For Brazilians, Dr. Gordon was always a controversial figure. He repeatedly denied accusations that himself, his staff and the Central Intelligence [...]
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Brazilian Wind Power Gets a Boost
By ROBERT P. WALZER from The New York Times EPA Brazil will hold its first wind-only energy auction next month in a move to diversify its energy portfolio. Foreign companies are scrambling to take part. Early this decade, a drought in Brazil that cut water to the country’s hydroelectric dams prompted severe energy shortages. The [...]
THE OPPENHEIMER REPORT: Brazil a nuclear power? Probably not
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER AOPPENHEIMER@MIAMIHERALD.COM Latin America has long prided itself on being the world’s most populated nuclear weapons-free region, but recent statements by top Brazilian and Venezuelan officials are making many of us wonder for how long that will be the case. Brazil’s Vice President Jose Alencar made big headlines late last month when he [...]
Paulo Coelho, a world record-holder
BASE METAL INTO GOLD: Paulo Coelho’s novel “The Alchemist” is already a record-holder: with editions in 67 languages, it has cemented Coelho’s position as the world’s most translated living author, according to the 2009 Guinness Book. The novel — an inspirational parable about a shepherd boy who finds his true destiny — is more self-help [...]
Energy, Brazil, Precious Metals… What More Could You Want?
Let’s take a quick look at what’s happening in Brazil, over and above the 2016 Olympics being awarded to Rio de Janeiro. “I don’t know if I will live to see it,” said Brazil’s president Luiz (Lula) da Silva a couple weeks ago. “But Brazil has to transform itself into a big power in the [...]
The Soccer World Cup and the Olympic Games: a golden rush to Brazil
The 2014 Soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games will place Brazil as the central destination for business and investment for the next decade.
Rio carrying Olympic hopes of an entire continent
Brazilians are promising to transform the region and captivate the world with a well- organized Olympics played out near the city’s stunning beaches and famous landmarks. Rio anxiously awaits the Oct. 2 host-city vote in Copenhagen, especially after gaining front-runner status following a positive evaluation by the International Olympic Committee in its final report on the four finalists for 2016. Thousands of Cariocas, as Rio citizens are known, are expected to make it to Copacabana beach to watch the IOC announcement, hoping for a big celebration by the Sugar Loaf mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue.
Has Brazil won a millionaire ticket?
An article in this week’s edition of The Economist commented on the destiny of Brazil’s most recent oil discoveries, which could be a curse or a “millionaire ticket” – as President Lula said –, if the resources are used wisely. The magazine highlighted the issues of pré-sal wealth are “nice problems to have”, once that [...]
The Brazilian way of saying ‘No‘
I don’t understand why they agree to plans if there is a possibility that they won’t be able to make it; if I make plans with someone, I will turn down all other offers that arise later, because I have already made plans; I will make sure I have already done everything else I need to do that day so I will be available for my friend.
The Wall Street Journal: Sam Zell Looks to Brazil to Change His Luck
Real estate tycoon Sam Zell, trying to restore his stature as an astute investor after
his disastrous buyout of Tribune Co., has surfaced as an unlikely player in a
controversy in Brazil over affordable housing.