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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Come take part in the 17th Annual CEMIG-Apimec Meeting, where the Board of Directors and the principal executives of CEMIG will be gathered with financial market analysts and representatives, for a day of presentations about the...  

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)-Brazil's mid-sized bank Banco Votorantim is likely to receive a capital injection worth 3 billion Brazilian reais ($1.5 billion) from its controlling shareholders in order to reinforce its capital structure, local newspaper o Estado de S.  

RIO DE JANEIRO May 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's Transpetro, the transportation arm of state-run oil giant Petrobras, said on Sunday it suspended the purchase of 16 out of 22 oil ships ordered from EAS as part of its fleet-renewal program. Transpetro ...  

Tempero Brasileiro (mp3) is a collection of rare Brazilian tracks originally issued on 7″ vinyl. Compiled by Edson Carvalho, one of the top São Paulo crate diggers. Les Mains Noires is a blog by an expat French DJ/crate digger currently living in São Paulo. Check out his DJ mixes page. Some favorites: Postcard for Sofrito Salsita con Swing African Hip Hop Dirty Caribbean Jazz Vol.1 Dirty Caribbean Jazz Vol.2 Dirty Caribbean Jazz Vol.3 Angola...  

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — WWE wrestler Chris Jericho has had to apologize to the Brazilian government and its people after crumpling and kicking the country's flag during a show in São Paulo on Thursday. According to the Canadian Press, the flag made its way ...  

Brazilian act Code 3-7 has posted footage online of the band performing in São Paulo on May 19th, 2012. You can watch the live clip in the player below. Code 3-7 also recently uploaded a new single titled "In Activation," which can be heard at this location. The track will appear on the bands upcoming new album "Main Entrance." Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Brazil’s second-biggest electricity producer, wants to buy natural-gas reservoirs from Vale SA (VALE3) to have more fuel for power generation. Cemig, as the Belo Horizonte, Brazil-based utility is known, needs ...  

São Paulo (, Saint Paul; ) is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere, and the world's eighth largest city by population. The city is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous ...  

Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIM5.BR, USIM3.BR, USNZY) on Saturday restarted operations at a chimny in blast furnace number 2 at is plant in Cubatao, Sao Paulo state, after a fire broke out late Friday. The fire was ...  

SAO PAULO -(MarketWatch)- Brazil's state-run bank Banco do Brasil SA (BDORY, BBAS3.BR) has appointed Dan Conrado to take over as president of Previ, Latin America's largest pension fund, replacing Ricardo Flores, who resigned earlier, a ...  

RIO DE JANEIRO – The transportation arm of Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Friday that it would fine a local shipyard for the late delivery of an oil tanker. Estaleiro Atlantico Sul ...  

SAO PAULO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BHG S.A. – Brazil Hospitality Group (BM&FBovespa: BHGR3; OTC: BZHGY) will begin managing the Hotel Presidente, in Uberlandia, the largest city in the Minas Gerais triangle region on May 22, 2012. This is the Company's first operation in...  

SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIM5.BR, USIM3.BR, USNZY) on Saturday restarted operations at a chimny in blast furnace number 2 at is plant in Cubatao, Sao Paulo state, after a fire broke ...  

SAO PAULO – Brazilian state-run Banco do Brasil SA (BDORY, BBAS3.BR) may make an offer to buy a minority stake in Banco Santander Brasil SA (SANB11.BR), the local unit of Spain's Banco Santander (SAN.MC), according to a columnist for local ...  

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)-Shares of Brazilian state-run Banco do Brasil SA (BDORY, BBAS3.BR) started Wednesday's session by posting the biggest loss on the local main stock exchange index, the Ibovespa, after local media reported that it may make an ...