Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Rio protests: Sharing Brazil's oil revenues will hurt 2016 Olympics (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Brazilian president places wreath on Arafat's tomb (AP)
• Brazil helicopters set for Colombia hostage handover (Reuters)

Rio protests: Sharing Brazil's oil revenues will hurt 2016 Olympics (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 12:14 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Thousands of Brazilian schoolchildren and city and state workers were given the afternoon off to gather in Rio de Janeiro today and protest a federal law that would reduce the amount of petroleum royalties the energy-rich state now gets.

Brazilian president places wreath on Arafat's tomb (AP) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 10:35 AM PDT AP - Brazil's president placed a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Wednesday and sharply criticized Israeli policies, leading Israeli officials to suggest he was not being evenhanded.

Brazil helicopters set for Colombia hostage handover (Reuters) Posted: 17 Mar 2010 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - Brazilian helicopter crews are standing by near the Colombian border to fly in and pick up two soldiers that FARC rebels plan to free to the Red Cross, the Colombian government said on Wednesday.

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