2011年2月7日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Geithner pledges to work with Brazil on China (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST

Reuters - The United States and Brazil will work together to pressure China on its undervalued currency, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated on Monday in comments that reinforced an emerging alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies.

Rio horrified as Carnival preps go up in flames (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST

Brazilian firefighters battle a blaze in Samba City. Rio's famed Carnival due to be held next month was dealt a devastating blow when a fire destroyed workshops containing floats and thousands of intricate costumes made for the event.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Rio's famed Carnival due to be held next month was dealt a devastating blow Monday when a fire destroyed workshops containing some of the floats and thousands of intricate costumes made for the event.


Carnival in flames: fire destroys samba warehouses (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:21 AM PST

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire from a warehouse in Samba City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. A massive fire is consuming the warehouses where Rio de Janeiro's samba groups store the props and costumes for Brazil's largest Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Rio de Janeiro's world-famed Carnival went up in flames Monday for thousands of people who spent nearly a year preparing for the spectacular event.


Fire 'destroys Rio carnival venue' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 04:47 AM PST

Smoke rises from a fire in Samba City. A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a district of Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's famed carnival are being made.(AFP/Antonio Scorza)AFP - A large fire has destroyed Samba City, a part of Rio de Janeiro where costumes and floats for the city's famed carnival are being made, media reports and officials said on Monday.


Is Brazil Ready to Investigate Past Human-Rights Abuses? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:40 PM PST

Time.com - With a former left-wing guerrilla and political prisoner as President, Brazil inches toward confronting decades-old charges of murder, torture and forced exile

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