2010年12月27日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Lula's legacy, leaving behind a transformed Brazil (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, kisses Corina Edelvina Bento as she receives the keys to her new home during the inauguration ceremony of a government-built housing complex at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Silva, 65, who will hand power to his political protege Dilma Rousseff on Jan. 1, 2011, leaves a nation transformed from a perennial underachiever into one with economic and political clout, model social programs and a swagger as it prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, file)AP - Plopping her swollen ankles upon a purple couch, 72-year-old Dilma de Lima exults in the new government-built apartment she now calls home after a lifetime of misery in Brazil's slums.


Brazil's leader laments US views toward LatAm (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 09:22 AM PST

AP - Brazil's leader says U.S. policies toward Latin America have changed little since President Obama took office, disappointing many hoping for more engagement.
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