Brazil

Exclusive: Frost damages nearly fifth of Brazil sugar cane crop: analyst

SAO PAULO - Last week's frosts in southern Brazil damaged nearly a fifth of the unharvested cane crop in the principal growing region, an event likely to cut sugar exports from the world's largest producer, agriculture research company Datagro said Wednesday.

Brazil invests in Sao Paulo bus services that set off protests

BRASILIA - President Dilma Rousseff moved quickly on Wednesday to improve bus services in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, where protests over a fare increase in June triggered an outburst of national discontent that battered her popularity.

World, 31 Jul 2013

Brazilian airport workers strike for higher wages; flights unaffected

SAO PAULO - Thousands of Brazilian airport workers went on strike on Wednesday to demand higher wages, although contingency plans kept flights running on time, according to state airport agency Infraero.

World, 31 Jul 2013

Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis left Brazil on Sunday with Rio still pulsating with excitement after a historic beachfront Mass for more than 3 million people in which he challenged young people to build a new world based on tolerance and love. | Video

Analysis: Pope's Brazil visit raises red flags for World Cup, Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - A string of organizational flaws during the visit of Pope Francis to Brazil that put him at risk and stranded thousands of visiting faithful has deepened concern about the country's ability to host the upcoming World Cup and Olympic Games.

Brazil's Rousseff rules out more spending cuts: newspaper

SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ruled out additional spending cuts or a reduction in the number of government ministries from 39, saying the benefits of such measures to spur economic growth would be minimal, Folha de São Paulo newspaper reported on Sunday.

World, 28 Jul 2013

Pope urges Brazil's youth to seek change, fight apathy

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged Brazil's young people, who have protested against corruption in their country, to continue their efforts to change society by fighting apathy and offering "a Christian response."

Despite rapturous reception, pope faces challenges in Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians have given Pope Francis a superstar's welcome on his first return to his home continent but the big question is whether the trip can help stop the hemorrhaging of the Catholic Church in Latin America.

Pope scolds rich, demands social justice in visit to Brazil slum

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis on Thursday issued the first social manifesto of his young pontificate, telling slum dwellers in Brazil that the world's rich must do much more to wipe out vast inequalities between the haves and the have-nots. | Video

Toyota opens its inner circle to outsiders for overseas push

NAGOYA, Japan - Mark Hogan, a former General Motors Co executive, says he often chided Toyota Motor Corp for its weakness in fast-growing Brazil and Argentina despite having reached the No. 1 spot in the global industry.

Argentina, 23 Jul 2013
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Tsvangirai denounces Zimbabwe vote as 'huge farce'

HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed Zimbabwe's election as a farce on Thursday after his rival President Robert Mugabe's party claimed a landslide victory that would secure another five years in power for Africa's oldest head of state. | Video

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.