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Brazil Fast Food Corp.: Brazil Fast Food, through its holding in Brazil, 22N Participações Ltda., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Venbo Comércio de Alimentos Ltda., is a Brazilian limited liability...; Brazil Fast Food Corp. company page on BNET »

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Branson Seen Launching Brazil Airline: SAO PAULO (Reuters UK) - Billionaire Richard Branson is in talks with Brazilian partners to start an airline in Latin America's largest country, the Agencia Estado news service said on Tuesday. The airline would be a kind of "Virgin Brazil" and would start out with...; Tags: Airline, Brazil, Richard Branson, Transportation, JetBlue Airways Corp., Oukbs; News items 2008-06-24
Hot Market Lures New Generation of Brazil Investors: By Stuart Grudgings RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters UK) - When Paolo Portinho meets up with his musician friends for a night out in Rio de Janeiro, they jam a few tunes and knock back some beers -- but only after having a serious talk about the...; Tags: Brazil, Stock, Investor, Stock Market, Brazilians, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance; News items 2008-06-24
Anglo Says Has Not Found Right Fit For Big Merger: By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters UK) - Anglo American AAL has evaluated possible major mergers amid a consolidation wave in the mining sector but has not found anything that would create shareholder value, CEO Cynthia Carroll said on Wednesday. "I'm of the belief that there will...; Tags: Shareholder, Merger, Alcoa Inc., Anglo, Blount International Inc., Brazil, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Media Speculation; News items 2008-06-18
Distributed Solar Energy in Brazil: Fabio Rosa's Approach to Social Entrepreneurship: This case study describes about solar energy systems in Brazil to provide electricity. Approximately 25 million people in Brazil do not have access to electricity. Fabio Rosa, a local social entrepreneur, is aiming to fill this need through innovative distributed solar energy systems. Prior to the 1990s, the Brazilian government...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy, Brazil; Case studies
Steel Dynamics: Not just for Superman: The steel market is as sturdy as, well, steel. With other countries hoarding their own steel for expansion at home, Steel Dynamics is filling the U.S. hole and is using scrap metal to do it.; Tags: superman, steel, steel dynamics inc., stld, clark kent, cake, milk, brazil, russia, china, india, jeff bridges, the big lebowski, kanye west, batman, planet earth, web video, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, howard lindzon, closing bell, julie alexandria, wallstrip, wallstreet, stocks, stock market, stock exchange, money, finance, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, cash, business, warren, buffet, berkshire hathaway, day trade, trends, cnbc, trading, market, jim cramer, britney; Videos 2008-04-23

BP Makes Brazilian Play for Ethanol: As reported last week, British Petroleum is acquiring a fifty-percent stake in Tropical BioEnergia SA, a joint venture established by Brazilian companies Santelisa Vale, the second-largest sugar cane crusher in Brazil, and Maeda Group, one of the largest cotton producers in the world, which is constructing a 435 million liter-per-year...; Tags: U.S., Brazil, British Petroleum Co Plc, Tariff, Free Trade, Finance, David Phillips; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Internet Banking in Brazil: Evaluation of Functionality, Reliability and Usability: Evaluating the performance of business Web sites has been a constant concern of researchers in different fields. This article presents an approach that contributes to the development of a methodology to assist researchers, developers and managers to establish criteria to evaluate and build digital business environments. Based on a multiple...; Tags: Brazil, Internet banking, researcher, bank, performance, security, Internet; White papers 2005-01-20
Medical Inflation in Brazil and Successful Cost Containment Strategies: Health care costs have been increasing at a faster rate than general inflation in many Latin American countries, including Brazil. Of the nearly 170 million Brazilian citizens, 32 million are covered by private health plans, which contributes to increased costs for Brazilian employers. Of these 32 million, nearly 70 percent...; Tags: Vertical industries, Currency & Foreign exchange, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Aon Corp., Brazil, inflation, health care, tool; White papers 2003-10-03
E-Commerce Readiness and Diffusion: The Case of Brazil: As a large developing country, Brazil combines particular obstacles and opportunities to diffuse the Internet across its economy and society. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the diffusion of IT and e-commerce in this country is that the lead has always been taken by the finance sector. This paper is...; Tags: Web technology, E-business/E-commerce, University of California, diffusion, Brazil, e-business, developing country, finance, Internet, information technology; White papers 2003-07-29
Debt Sustainability, Brazil, and the IMF: Those who have watched financial crises in emerging economies over the past two years would have noticed two things. First, there has been a high concentration of financial crises in Latin America. Second, debt problems have been at the heart of several recent crises, including the prominent ones in Argentina,...; Tags: Brazil, sustainability, financial; White papers 2003-02-01

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International affairs: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. After the crash of a Congolese jetliner in Goma, a Congolese woman cries after seeing a family member at a morgue. The aircraft carrying 79 passengers and crew crashed on takeoff, careening off a runway into a busy neighborhood and bursting into flames. At least...; Articles 2008-07-01
What's online in July: From politics to travel to what's next in music, gadgets and culture from New York to Tokyo to Brazil and London, ebonyjet.com, the daily online magazine, brings you opinions that matter. You'll find unique voices with edge, humor and style, news analysis and more. POLITICS AND PERSPECTIVES ...; Articles 2008-07-01
Banana Wars: Power, Production, and History in the Americas: Striffler, Steve and Mark Moberg (eds.). Banana Wars: Power, Production, and History in the Americas. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2003. Since the end of the nineteenth century, bananas, along with coffee and sugar, were the principal commodities responsible for integrating most Latin American and Caribbean nations into the...; Articles 2008-06-30
BRAZILIAN TREATMENT MODEL: A NEW COURSE FOR GLOBAL AIDS POLICY, THE: A NEW APPROACH Brazil has adopted a radical approach toward combating its AIDS epidemic in the last decade. Not only has it taken a number of preventative measures, but it has adopted the philosophy that a struggle against the disease must also be a fight to save its victims...; Articles 2008-06-30
China Jiangsu Golden Horse Steel Ball Letter to Shareholders: China Jiangsu Golden Horse Steel Ball,Inc. ("Golden Horse" or "the Company") (PINKSHEETS: CJGH) (FRANKFURT: 4J3),a leading Chinese manufacturer and supplier of ball bearings. To our Shareholders: China Jiangsu Golden Horse Steel Ball, Inc. is extremely encouraged by thedramatically increasing global demand for steel bearings and the positiveeffect it has had...; Articles 2008-06-26
MattsonJack Launches Epi Database(R) BRIC -- Epidemiology Information for Emerging Markets: TheMattson Jack Group, Inc. announces the launch of Epi Database® BRIC ,the premier, Web-accessible database that provides researched, documented,and comprehensive epidemiology data in significant emerging markets. EpiDatabase® BRIC's epidemiological data for Brazil, the Russian Federation,India, and China are integrated seamlessly into MattsonJack's Epi Database® , themost...; Articles 2008-06-26
Meridian Co., Ltd. Expands Distribution of the Lapex 2000 LipoLaser to Latin America: Meridian Co., Ltd. (OTCBB: MRDAF) ( http://www.meridianmedical.ca ), a company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and sales of advanced medical devices, has signed an Exclusive Distribution Contract with International Medical Systems IMS for the Lapex 2000 LipoLaser in Latin America. According to the agreement, IMS will have the exclusive...; Articles 2008-06-26
Flexible Card-Shaped Authenticator secures online banking: Generating password when front button is pressed, RSA SecurID[R] Display Card is event-based, one-time password authenticator that helps financial institutions and their customers secure online accounts and transactions with 2-factor authentication. Unit is powered by RSA[R] Authentication Manager v7.1 and RSA SecurID Authentication Engine. It meets regulations and guidelines in...; Articles 2008-06-25
Alain J. P. Belda Elected To IBM Board of Directors: ARMONK, N.Y. -- The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Alain J. P. Belda to the board, effective July 29, 2008. Mr. Belda, 65, is chairman of Alcoa Inc. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: "Alain is an exceptional business leader...; Articles 2008-06-25
Handsets Get a Latin Beat - Mobile Users in Latin America Turn to Music, Cameras and 3G: DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/452a88/handsets_get_a_lat) has announced the addition of the "Handsets Get a Latin Beat - Mobile Users in Latin America Turn to Music, Cameras and 3G" report to their offering. Over the past couple of years, the market for mobile handsets in Latin America...; Articles 2008-06-25