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Join Our Mailing ListBrazil Minerals, Inc. (OTC:BMIX) (the "Company" or "Brazil Minerals") announced today that it has added a premier mineral right for lithium to its mineral bank. This 288-acre claim is within a new and large province that could...
Read moreInvestors told President Michel Temer they are confident in the recovery of the Brazilian economy. Foreign businesspeople and investors alike expressed their intent to invest more in Brazil and their confidence in the Brazilian...
Read moreNewSpace start-up ‘Airvantis’ is aiming for a 2021 launch of Brazil’s first lunar probe that would circle the Moon in a highly- elliptical orbit. The hope is that the nominal six month cubesat mission’s 7-kilogram payload ---...
Read moreWhatsApp has launched WhatsApp Business, its dedicated Android app for small business owners, in Brazil. The app aims to provide businesses with tools that make it easier to connect with their customers and grow. Owners can...
Read moreOn a dinner hosted by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday (24 January) in Davos, President Michel Temer highlighted the economic achievements of the country over the last year and took the opportunity to reaffirm that Brazil...
Read moreBrazilian entrepreneurs are more optimistic about the country's economy. The Trade Entrepreneur Confidence Index (Icec) reached 110.1 points in January, now firmly above the 'zone of indifference', which is 100 points. The index...
Read moreBrazil is making it easier and cheaper for Americans to apply for a visa following a decline in the number of visitors from the U.S. in recent years. Starting Thursday, Americans can complete the visa process completely online,...
Read moreIn the world of fintech and social entrepreneurship, the hot ticket is blockchain. An increasing number of social enterprises are turning to the technology, the underpinning of Bitcoin, as well as cryptocurrency, to create secure...
Read more1 - Confidence is up in all regions Research by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) shows that optimism has grown in all geographic regions of the country. The biggest increase was in the Southeast (20.63%), followed by...
Read moreBrazil expects to see upwards of 3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2018, Brazilian Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles told CNBC Tuesday, a figure that flies in the face of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF)...
Read moreWal-Mart Stores Inc is in talks with buyout firm Advent International Corp and other funds to sell a major stake in its Brazilian operations, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Sunday. Wal-Mart is being...
Read moreThirty high school English teachers from Brazil are spending six weeks at UM in a new skill-building program. Raphael Silveira, an English teacher in Recife, Brazil, is looking forward to building his professional skills through...
Read moreBrazilian stocks hovered near all-time highs on Friday as optimism over the country's economic prospects sustained demand for local assets, while hopes of a tie-up with Boeing Co boosted shares of Embraer SA. The benchmark...
Read moreChina invested $20.9 billion in Brazil in 2017, the most since 2010 as a recession helped push down asset prices and attracted investors, according to Brazil’s planning ministry. The energy, logistics and agriculture sectors drew...
Read moreBrazil is studying the removal of a 20-percent tariff on ethanol imports from the United States, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Wednesday, in a decision that could depend on Washington lifting a ban on fresh beef...
Read moreBrazilian stocks on Tuesday edged up to an all-time high as optimism over the nation's economic prospects kept an early-year rally alive. The benchmark Bovespa stock index closed up 0.1 percent at 79,831.8, after earlierbreaching...
Read moreUncertainty surrounding Brazil’s presidential elections will not derail a recovery of mergers and acquisitions as Latin America’s largest economy shifts into higher gear, an antitrust official told Reuters in an interview....
Read moreBrazil’s harvest of the 2017/2018 soybean crop began in a punctual way two weeks ago, mainly in Mato Grosso. The harvest has reached 0.3% of the total planted area, according to AgRural’s survey. According to estimates by the...
Read moreBrazil and Switzerland have renewed their ongoing research and development agreement for another three years. The joint science and technology committee, in place since 2009 also signed a related agreement between the Brazilian...
Read moreEconomic activity in Brazil expanded for a third straight month in November, the longest stretch of gains since 2014, suggesting strong momentum at the end of the year. The central bank’s economic activity index rose 0.49 percent...
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