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FIFA says Sao Paulo could lose World Cup host rights unless stadium

FIFA says Sao Paulo could lose World Cup host rights unless stadium … BRASILIA, BRAZIL – FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has warned that delays in completing the stadium in Sao Paulo could result in the city being stripped of hosting 2014 World Cup matches. Sao Paulo is scheduled to host the opening game, as [...]

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Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Scientists are on a mission to track the carbon footprints of large cities that are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Fifa and Corinthians Agree to Deliver São Paulo Stadium for World Cup in

Fifa and Corinthians Agree to Deliver São Paulo Stadium for World Cup in … A day after threatening Itaquerão, Corinthians's future stadium, Jérôme Valcke, the general secretary of Fifa, the world's governing body of soccer, said yesterday that São Paulo will host the 2014 World Cup. After a meeting of directors of Fifa … Full [...]

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TNW Conference Latin America Returns to São Paulo on 28-29 August 2013

TNW Conference Latin America Returns to São Paulo on 28-29 August 2013 Our events team is only just recovering from last month's sold out TNW Conference Europe and already they're looking forward to the next big project. On August 28th & 29th 2013, we're returning to São Paulo for the second edition of The Next [...]

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The buck is up – a little

A Canadian dollar, or loonie, sits on top of its American counterpart in Toronto Thursday Sept. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Brazil approves law to modernize ports

Brazil approves law to modernize ports SAO PAULO — Brazil's Congress has approved legislation aimed at modernizing and expanding the country's overcrowded ports and attracting private investments in the sector. The legislation approved Thursday night allows the private sector to invest in … Full News here – Read more on Lexington Herald Leader

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Herbie Mann: Bossa Nova ’62

Nearly two years after the fall of Cuba in 1959, Congress passed the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, which mandated an increase in governmental programs “to enhance mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.” Many of those “other countries” were in Latin America. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Best ice cream parlors in the world

Nice, France: If you want wild flavors, you’ll find them at Fenocchio, a family-owned parlor scooping up scrumptiousness since 1966. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Award-winning graduate among Metrobank Foundation’s scholars

JOHN Arden Orata, an award-winning BS Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, led the 13 Metrobank Foundation, Inc. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Corinthians tops Santos 2-1 in 1st Sao Paulo final

Corinthians tops Santos 2-1 in 1st Sao Paulo final SAO PAULO — Corinthians scored a goal in each half Sunday to defeat three-time defending champion Santos 2-1 in the first leg of the Sao Paulo state championship final, one of Brazil's most traditional regional tournaments. Brazil defensive midfielder … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Why Brazilian-made cars are such major killers

Critics have warned that globalization comes with a price. And it’s not just low-wage workers in far-off places like Bangladesh who often pay that price in human lives. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Sao Paulo to get free public WiFi ahead of World Cup

Sao Paulo to get free public WiFi ahead of World Cup According to Prodam, the IT and telecoms company run by the city of São Paulo, the hotspots would cover 6.7 million square meters (more than 4,000 square miles) and would allow 24,200 simultaneous users. The WiFi will have to be available 24 hours a [...]

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Valcke guarantees Sao Paulo World Cup stadium

Valcke guarantees Sao Paulo World Cup stadium RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 (Xinhua) — FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has guaranteed Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium will be ready on time, one day after claiming the venue could be taken off the tournament schedule due to construction delays. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Soccer ball trekker killed on road

At 42, Richard Swanson was without work, without kids at home, without a mortgage, but with a lot of time to ponder what matters. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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Addressing Infrastructure in Brazil, Colombia and Panama

U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank began the first leg of an infrastructure business development trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bogot, Colombia; and Panama City, Panama three countries that are committing significant resources to infrastructure improvements in the coming years. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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