Yahoo! News: Brazil

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• Brazil's Petrobras posts record $20 bn profit (AFP)
• Brazil's Vale reports record mining sector profits (AFP)
• Brazil promotes use of condoms during Carnival (AP)
• Murder rate among youths soars in Brazil (AP)

Brazil's Petrobras posts record $20 bn profit (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:51 PM PST AFP - Latin America's biggest company, Brazilian state-run oil giant Petrobras, on Friday said it raked in a record net profit last year of $20 billion.

Brazil's Vale reports record mining sector profits (AFP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST AFP - Brazil's mining giant Vale announced industry record net profits of 17.3 billion dollars last year, more than tripling 2009's figures thanks to a "stellar performance."

Brazil promotes use of condoms during Carnival (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2011 09:43 AM PST AP - Health authorities in Brazil have kicked off their annual pre-Carnival AIDS awareness campaign by calling on revelers to use condoms during the five days of festivities.

Murder rate among youths soars in Brazil (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2011 01:03 PM PST AP - The murder rate among Brazil's youths has soared to epidemic levels, almost doubling between 1998 and 2008, the Justice Ministry said Thursday.

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