Petrobras, Brazil's government-controlled oil multinational, increased oil and gas production an average 1.4% during March reaching 2,114,089 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe).

The Brazilian senator who leads the Brazil's delegation to the Mercosur Parliament announced this week he was resigning his post to protest the lack of consideration and disrespect...

Brazil will be hosting representatives from 190 countries, including several world leaders for the International Conference on Biofuels, which is scheduled for November in São Paulo, capital of the...

The São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) expects greater presence of Middle Eastern investment in Brazilian capital markets after the beginning of institutional actions by the sector in the region,...

Russia and Brazil signed an agreement on Tuesday, April 15, to jointly develop top-line jet fighters and satellite launch vehicles. Brazil's Strategic Affairs Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger said the...

Brazil's civil construction sector grew 9% last year and should grow another 10% this year. The figures are part of a survey commissioned by the Brazilian Union of the...

South America has a right to strengthen its armed forces but is not in an arms race, Brazil's defense minister pointed out in Venezuela. Nelson Jobim, who is in...

Rio Grande do Norte state in the Brazilian Northeast might house a military aircraft factory. Representatives of company Aero Vodochody, one of the most traditional in the sector in...

The international director of the Brazilian state-controlled oil multinational Petrobras, Jorge Zelada, would not comment on the impact of the news disclosed this Monday, April 14, by the director...

Brazil's agribusiness exports to the Arab countries totaled US$ 1.234 billion in the first quarter, growth of 27% compared with the same period last year. The rise was greater...

Brazil's government controlled oil multinational Petrobras said late Monday, April 14, that more conclusive data on the Carioca ultra deep pre salt basin discovery potential will only be...

The 1.3 million micro and small companies in the southeastern Brazilian state of São Paulo ended February with an average increase of 2.3% in revenues compared with the same...

Will Brazil be able to persuade about 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries that biofuels production is not a threat to food security in the region? According to the...

Brazil keeps finding huge new oil fields. The director general of Brazil's National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel Agency (ANP), Haroldo Lima, announced today this Monday, April 14, that...

Nelson Jobim, Brazil's Minister of Defense, announced he will be visiting neighboring countries to promote the Brazilian initiative for a South American Defense Council. Addressing the Defense and Foreign...

The President of India, Pratibha Patil, left her country on Saturday for a Latin American tour of Brazil, Mexico and Chile with the purpose of strengthening trade, investment and...

Brazil's corporations from 21 different business sectors doubled their profits in the five years of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration (2003/2007), according to information disclosed by Economática...

Brazilian authorities for the first time are admitting that the dengue epidemic in Brazil is having a serious impact on the tourist industry, particularly in Rio do Janeiro where...

Brazilians are using credit cards more often. Purchases made using plastic money in Brazil during the first quarter totaled 85 billion Brazilian corn (US$ 49.8 billion), a 25% increase...

Brazil's Amazonas state and Marriott have signed an agreement to support a plan to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered Brazilian rainforest. The accord is believed to be...