Brasília News

Brazilian authorities said on Monday they have identified a mysterious disease that killed a visiting South African businessman last week as spotted fever, a tick-borne malady. The diagnosis capped a health scare triggered by the death on Tuesday of the...

Brazil is calling its ambassador to Ecuador back home for consultations after Ecuador said it does not want to pay the debt it owes to a Brazilian bank. Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim says it should be a strong signal...

Global crisis slashes Brazil's trade surplus Brasilia, Dec 02: The global economic crisis has taken a big chunk out of Brazil's trade surplus, slashing it by 20 per cent last month compared to November 2007, according to government figures released....

Meirelles Told Lula Brazil Rate to Fall in January, Folha Says Dec. Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s Central Bank President, Henrique Meirelles, told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the country’s benchmark interest rate would be cut in January, the Folha...

Young model Jesus Luz (20), Madonna's new found love had starred in a porn film just weeks before the two met. He played the part of a drunken boyfriend in an episode of a late-night Brazilian TV series that saw...

Pakistan which can be used in air-to-surface attacks on radar tracking instalations, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said. The MAR-1 medium-range missiles made by the Brazilian firm Mectron are tactical anti-radiation weapons whose existence was kept under wraps for many years,...

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years. High commodity prices had allegedly tempted farmers to clear more land. In late 2007 and early 2008 there were signs that deforestation was...

The presidents of Brazil and South Korea on Wednesday signed a series of cooperation agreements to reinforce bilateral ties.     Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said they were satisfied with the progress...