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AMAZON: A Banker Wades Into New Markets by Floating Loans From a Boat

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Paulo Prada-The Wall Street Journal, 03/15/10 Most bank managers fret about bad loans or a run on deposits. Luzia Moraes has to worry about a leak in the hull, bandits and rainstorms that keep clients away for weeks. Ms. Moraes, a 43-year-old former housewife, is at the helm of a swashbuckling new venture in Brazil'as manager of the first floating bank branch on the Amazon river system. From a riverboat, she peddles banking services in a frontier where people don't have much money'let... Read more

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EDUCATION: International School of Amazonas

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A reader sent me this Blog of an International School in Manaus. The Blog is information poor. However as there have been request for information about International Schools in Manaus, I've added the Blog. If anyone has more information, please leave a comment. CLICK HERE to go to Blog Filed under: CITIES: Manaus, EDUCATION Read more

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CITIES-São Paulo: Bus Routes / Itinerários

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Itinerários. In Portuguese, but as long as you can enter your starting point and your destination, you should be able to use this site. CLICK HERE to go to site Filed under: CITIES: São Paulo Read more

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ECON STUFF: Import Duty on Chinese Shoes

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> BR puts US$13.80 import duty on each pair of shoes from China for 5 years * Filed under: ECON STUFF Read more

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CITIES-Rio: Visit of USS Carl Vinson Aircraft Carrier

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The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Nimitz class aircraft Supercarrier arrives at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 26, 2010, coming from Haiti after taking part in Operation Unified Response, providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in this country. The navy carries Boeing made F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multirole fighter aircrafts, similar to those offered by Boeing to Brazilian Air Force in August... Read more

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BRAZILIAN GOV: Portal Brasil ? New government site

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Brazil's New Comprehensive Government Site The Brazilian Government launched its new site today (3 Mar 10). It is a big improvement over the previous site which had an institutional look to it! This one has an Internet Look. This site also has an English section, which is not a translation of the Brazilian section. It has content for foreigners while the Brazilian section has content for Brazilian citizens. CLICK HERE to go to BR Gov Site Filed under: BRAZILIAN GOV:, HOW THINGS WORK:,... Read more

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VIDEOS: Visit Brazil

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Videos Visit Brazil The Ministry of Tourism has 16 video presentations on YouTube covering all of Brazil. They also have a website in several languages with information for visitors to Brazil. CLICK HERE for Videos CLICK HERE for Website Filed under: TOURISM-ECO:, VIDEOS: Read more

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NEW BLOG: Minas International

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Minas International is a not-for-profit organization created to connect the fluent English speaking community in Minas Gerais. We are comprised of both foreigners and Brazilians. CLICK HERE to go to Blog Filed under: BLOGS & LINKS:, CITIES: Belo Horizonte Read more

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The gun-toting boys from Brazil who rule Rio's ?Corner of Fear' ? Times Online

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Rio has an image problem and articles like this add to it. How the media can fairly cover situations like this is beyond me. The gun-toting boys from Brazil who rule Rio's ?Corner of Fear' – Times Online. Filed under: CITIES: Rio, CRIME Read more

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FEATURE-Youthful Brazil faces challenge of rapid aging | Reuters

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Map BRIC countries There is much hype about Brazil’s economy, but there are problems that have to be resolved if Brazil is to continue to grow. The article below is about one area that needs to change – government employees’ retirement benefits. FEATURE-Youthful Brazil faces challenge of rapid aging | Reuters. Filed under: ECON STUFF Read more

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