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A competitor throws his paper plane during the national Red Bull Paper Wings paper airplane throwing championships at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — AFP pic BRASILIA, April 23 — More than a century after their beloved countryman Alberto Santos-Dumont made aviation history, young Brazilians are…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A dinner between Brazil's Workers Party (PT) leader Gleisi Hoffmann and 30 businessmen on Monday ended with two pieces of information well-received by the latter: The party will work with central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto and there is no thought of controlling fuel prices if former…

Author of the article: BRASILIA — Brazil posted a record trade surplus for March, of $7.4 billion, official data showed on Friday, but the number was well below market forecasts amid expectations that exports would rise as commodity prices spike. Economists projected a $9.01 billion surplus for the month, according…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a military hospital in Brasilia Monday to undergo tests after feeling unwell, local press reported. Also on Monday, the president decided to replace the president of state-owned oil giant Petrobras, Joaquim Silva e Luna, amid strong pressure due to recurrent increases in fuel…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro launched his re-election campaign on Sunday, telling thousands of cheering supporters that opinion polls were wrong and he is sure to win this year's election that pits good against bad. Bolsonaro faces a tough challenge to win re-election against his political nemesis,…

Global agricultural production giant Brazil is caught between environmental pressures and the interests of large-scale farmers. — Reuters pic BRASILIA, March 26 — A Brazilian company that owns 410 square kilometres of Amazon rainforest is offering a new way to fund conservation: selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that allow buyers to…

BRASILIA - Ask Brazilian teen Yan Araujo who his idols are, and he doesn't hesitate. Not Neymar. Not Vinicius Junior. "Nobru and Cerol," he says -- superstars of the booming gamer scene in Brazil's favelas. Like his heroes, 15-year-old Araujo is a die-hard player of Free Fire, an online multi-player…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will support a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday, two sources close to the talks told Reuters. President Jair Bolsonaro, who recently met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, scolded his Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Thursday…

Brasilia (AP) Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was preparing to travel to Russia on Monday despite Western warnings the country could soon invade Ukraine frustrating those who have suggested he cancel the trip, including the US government and members of his own Cabinet. The trip was planned well before the Ukraine…

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