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Brazil mine bill proposes doubling top royalty to 4 percent
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's second-largest producer of iron ore, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform the country's 46-year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing royalties of up to 4 percent, double the current rate. Murilo Ferreira,...Tags: Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, BHP Billiton Plc., Metal and Mineral, Auction Service
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Neymar leads Brazil in 3-0 Confed Cup win over Japan
dpaBRASILIA Brazil beat Japan, 3-0, on Saturday in the opening match of the Confederations Cup in Brasilia, which witnessed a reconciliation between budding superstar Neymar and Brazilian fans. Man-of-the-match Neymar scored a beautiful goal just three...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Brasilia (Brazil), Germany, Dilma Rousseff, Japan
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Convicted sex offender extradited from Brazil after 12 years on run
A convicted sex offender was back in a Broward jail Friday after 12 years on the run and a two-year extradition process with Brazil, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Kenneth Andrew Craig, 44, who landed on an international Most Wanted Sex...Tags: Punishment, Boca Raton, International Law, Lighthouse Point, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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Brazil's Rousseff fires back at critics, vows fiscal discipline
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday angrily dismissed the growing chorus of media criticism of the country's lackluster economy as "terrorism," insisting that her government remains committed to fiscal discipline and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, FIFA World Cup, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil, Political Fundraising
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Brazil to sell Libra oil prospect Oct 22 in Rio de Janeiro
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Brazil will sell rights to the giant Libra offshore oil prospect - the country's first petroleum-rights sale under new production-sharing rules - on October 22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's petroleum agency ANP said on...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Brazil, Energy Resources
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Brazil seeks at least $4.6 bln plus oil for giant Libra prospect
Reuters* Sale could be largest-ever of offshore oil rights * Govt looking at range of cash, oil options for sale * Sale to be Brazil's 1st under production-sharing model By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, June 10 (Reuters) - Brazil will ask investors to...Tags: Auction Service, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Energy Resources, Brazil, Salt
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In Brazil, fine art draws crowds from favelas to fairs to museums
RIO DE JANEIRO — Instead of playing in the dirty streets after school, one hot afternoon kids in a local favela, or slum¸ are led into a giant space with bright, high white walls. Assistants lead them around, nudging them to engage with original...Tags: Arts, FIFA World Cup, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Fine Arts, Museums
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Spying hangs over US-China summit
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Revelations of U.S. government surveillance programs threatened to complicate a first-time summit between President Barack Obama and new Chinese President Xi Jinping as they met Friday for two days of talks at a secluded California retreat....Tags: Travel, Industrial Production, Smithfield Foods, Michelle Obama, Chile
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Travel Picks: Top 10 up-and-coming gay wedding destinations
ReutersLONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - A slew of countries and states have recently voted to legalize same-sex marriage, which means new gay and lesbian wedding destinations are popping up around the world. Some of the latest locales to honor gay marriage are also...Tags: Travel, Justice System, Hotels and Accommodations, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Biden invites Brazil's leader to pay a high-profile visit
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil as a rising power and extended an invitation to better relations with the U.S. during a three-day visit that ended Friday. “We’re ready for a deeper, broader relationship across...
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Biden praises Brazil in speech, calls country 'developed'
The Miami HeraldRIO DE JANEIRO U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil's "vibrancy and inclusive democracy" and strides made in social and economic development in a half-hour speech Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. "You can no longer claim 'We are a developing nation.'...Tags: Xi Jinping, Dominican Republic, The Miami Herald, Dilma Rousseff, Trinidad and Tobago
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