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  1. 01-03-04 Brazil Fingerprints Americans Now (Miami Herald - Hall)
      "Federal Police in Brazil on Friday ordered immigration authorities to begin fingerprinting and photographing American tourists as they arrive at airports, cruise ship terminals and land borders in this continent-sized nation."

      "The decision was in response to a similar move by the United States. On Jan. 5, a U.S. rule takes effect across 115 U.S. airports that will require most visiting tourists, including those from Brazil, to have their photographs and fingerprints logged digitally as they clear immigration procedures."

      "Brazil's reaction is one more sign of deteriorating relations between the United States and Latin America's most populous nation."

      "Brazil, a country of 170 million, traditionally has enjoyed warm relations with the United States. But President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva harshly criticized the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and the Brazilian media recently have taken a more hostile view of the United States."

      "In September, Brazil led a revolt by developing nations that caused U.S.-led global trade talks to collapse." 1-04

  2. Editorial: Brazil Is Almost Independent, We Need to Get Serious (CNN News)
      "And an astounding 40 percent of the transportation fuel used in Brazil is ethanol. Brazilians say within the next year, they won't need to import a drop of oil. Independence. One official who was in on the ethanol program in its earliest days 30 years ago smiled impishly and told me, 'We won.' "

      "In the U.S., ethanol represents only 3 percent of the fuel we burn." 03-06

  3. -Brazil, the World's Hottest Market (Newsweek.com)
      "The specter of rising food and fuel prices now threatens to destroy an era of unprecedented global prosperity, with two notable exceptions: Brazil and Canada. Both countries produce and export enough food and fuel not just to offset the worst of global inflationary pressures but even to turn the price spike from a menace to a boon. They are the only two major economies where prices have not burst the upper limit of the central bank's inflation target." 07-08

  4. Brazil Reacts to High Food Prices (New York Times)
      "Luciano Alves planted beans, corn and grain on about 7,500 acres of his farm in southern Brazil last year. This year, he is planting 8,600 acres. And he credits Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with the increase."

      " 'The government is helping us finance the purchase of new machinery,' said Mr. Alves. 'They reduced the interest rates we pay and have given us more time to pay off the loans. It’s vital.' " 08-08

  5. -10-31-10 Brazil Elects First Female President (CNN News)
      "Brazil's new president-elect vowed to continue her predecessor's move to fight against inequality and promote human rights and fight poverty in her victory speech Sunday night."

      " 'My mission is to eradicate poverty,' Dilma Rousseff said after the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared her the winner in Sunday's runoff election." 10-10

  6. 06-04-11 Success with HIV/AIDS in Brazil (CNN News)
      "As we mark the 30th anniversary of the CDC's official reporting of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it's surprising to see which nation has fared the best in response. It's not the United States; it's not China, India, or even Russia ... It's our good friend to the south, Brazil."

      "After several trips to cities throughout the country, interviewing AIDS patients, health officials, and activists, it gradually became clear that the government was indeed fully committed to eradicating AIDS, in turn proving to the world that it had the technical capacity and political commitment needed to do so." 06-11

  7. Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Gigantic Fires (MSNBC News)
      Provides news on Brazil's fires. 08-19

  8. Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Gigantic Fires (HuffPost.com)
      "Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took power this year promising to open the Amazon rainforest to industry, roll back environmental and indigenous protections and stack his Cabinet with ideologues who dismiss climate change as a Marxist hoax. " 08-19

  9. Brazil (CountryReports.org)
      Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02

  10. Brazil

  11. Lula Elected President of Brazil (World Press Review - Rapoza)
      Provides goals of the new President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to Lula, "My first year will focus on combating hunger." "The program, inspired by former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s food stamp initiative, is expected to cost roughly US$1.5 million. Funding will come from the federal budget, half of which has already been designated to combat hunger. An estimated 46 million Brazilians eat less than 2 square meals a day, according to a government survey. The program aims to provide an additional 76 reals monthly for 20 percent of the 46 million by the end of 2003, in a country where the minimum wage is 200 reals per month."

      "The markets will be watching to make sure Brazil doesn’t invest too much of its cash in projects that are unlikely to generate revenue and will increase the country’s US$288 billion public debt."

      "Lula has sought to reassure investors by saying the only way Brazil would be forced to default on its debt is if it were to continue on its present economic course, which he says relies on attracting investment dollars in high-yield government bonds rather than through investment in the productive economy."

  12. Brazil (Library of Congress)
      Provides a profile by topic. 11-05

  13. Brazil (U.S. State Department)
      Provides a profile by topic. 11-05

  14. Brazil (Wikipedia.org)
      "The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world." "Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. A former colony of Portugal, Portuguese is its official language." 11-05

  15. News from Brazil (BBC News)
      Provides news in Portuguese. 02-06

  16. News from Brazil (OnLineNewspapers.com)
      Provides news in Portuguese. 02-06

  17. -06-26-08 Brazil Now a Farming Superpower (MSNBC News)
      "Today, the region grows some of the world's most precious commodities and has made Brazil a farming superpower, according to Robert Thompson, an agricultural economist who worked with the USDA and the World Bank." 06-08

  18. Rulers by Country - A-C (Schulz)
      Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrein, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin (Dahomey), Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa, former Zaire), Costa Rica, Cote Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia). leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00

  19. 08-27-03 U.N. Diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello Killed in Iraq (WashTimes.com)
      "The 55-year-old Brazilian, who had served over 30 years with the United Nations and was seen as a future secretary-general, was always accessible and approachable, said David Lambo, a friend and former colleague at the U.N. refugee agency."

      "Praising his 'boundless energy' and perseverance, he said: 'He always thought there was a way through the problem. His passing has left a big vacuum in the United Nations.' ''

      " 'He was truly one of the most charismatic people I've ever known,' he said of the tough negotiator and skilled diplomat." 8-03

  20. -03-21-05 Poll: Citizens of 22 Countries Favor Enlarging Security Council (BBC News)
      "There is overwhelming popular support for the UN to be reformed, according to a BBC World Service poll among the citizens of 23 countries."

      "They favoured a more powerful UN and backed the idea of adding Germany, India, Japan and Brazil to the organisation's Security Council."

      "Most wanted the Security Council to be able to override the veto power of the permanent members." The word "favour" is spelled "favor" in the United States. 3-05

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