2011年8月31日星期三

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil


Greenpeace blocks oil company's office in Brazil (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:34 PM PDT

A Greenpeace activist dressed as an oil covered humpback whales protests at the office of OGX Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011.  Greenpeace activists are protesting at the oil-services and shipbuilding company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista.  Greenpeace's Brazil energy campaign coordinator Ricardo Baitelo says the group wants to prevent oil companies such as OGX from exploring for oil near Brazil's Abrolhos National Park. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Greenpeace activists dressed as oil-covered humpback whales shut down a petroleum services company Wednesday to protest oil exploration near a Brazilian marine national park.


Sao Paulo funeral workers strike, delaying burials (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:06 AM PDT

AP - Funeral workers are on strike in Brazil's largest city, and it's causing delays in burials.
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