Sao Paulo Informer » Local News http://saopauloinformer.com Local Sao Paulo News and Brazil Updates Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Half-Naked Man Escapes From Window To Avoid Lover’s Husband http://saopauloinformer.com/18435/half-naked-man-escapes-from-window-to-avoid-lovers-husband/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18435/half-naked-man-escapes-from-window-to-avoid-lovers-husband/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:18 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18435/half-naked-man-escapes-from-window-to-avoid-lovers-husband/ This woman must be some kind of awesome lay if a dude’s willing to climb out a third-story window just to save her ” honor. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18435/half-naked-man-escapes-from-window-to-avoid-lovers-husband/feed/ 0 FIFA says Sao Paulo stadium will be ready – Arab Times http://saopauloinformer.com/18434/fifa-says-sao-paulo-stadium-will-be-ready-arab-times/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18434/fifa-says-sao-paulo-stadium-will-be-ready-arab-times/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 05:39:32 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18434/fifa-says-sao-paulo-stadium-will-be-ready-arab-times/ FIFA says Sao Paulo stadium will be ready – Arab Times BRAZIL, May 16, (Agencies): Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium will be ready on time, FIFA said on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after warning the city it could lose the right to stage matches because of delays in building the new arena. Soccer's governing [...]

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18434/fifa-says-sao-paulo-stadium-will-be-ready-arab-times/feed/ 0 Research at the cutting edge of knowledge http://saopauloinformer.com/18433/research-at-the-cutting-edge-of-knowledge/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18433/research-at-the-cutting-edge-of-knowledge/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 02:43:41 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18433/research-at-the-cutting-edge-of-knowledge/ The Brazilian funding agency for scientific and technological research Sao Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP, based in the state of Sao Paulo, announced an investment estimated in US$ 680 million to support 17 Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers for a period of up to eleven years, subject to continuation reviews on years 2, 4 and 7. [...]

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18433/research-at-the-cutting-edge-of-knowledge/feed/ 0 In Gritty Sao Paulo, Artists Take To The Streets http://saopauloinformer.com/18432/in-gritty-sao-paulo-artists-take-to-the-streets-2/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18432/in-gritty-sao-paulo-artists-take-to-the-streets-2/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:37:56 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18432/in-gritty-sao-paulo-artists-take-to-the-streets-2/ In Gritty Sao Paulo, Artists Take To The Streets It's lunchtime in the heart of Sao Paulo's financial district. Surrounded by tall buildings of cool glass and steel, men and women in suits and business attire walk back and forth busily in Brazil's largest city. Standing amid the bustle is Leticia … Full News here [...]

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18432/in-gritty-sao-paulo-artists-take-to-the-streets-2/feed/ 0 Farmers hope immigration bill yields more foreign ag workers http://saopauloinformer.com/18431/farmers-hope-immigration-bill-yields-more-foreign-ag-workers/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18431/farmers-hope-immigration-bill-yields-more-foreign-ag-workers/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:50:14 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18431/farmers-hope-immigration-bill-yields-more-foreign-ag-workers/ Walk the aisles of any neighborhood grocery store today and you’re as likely to find tomatoes picked in Sinaloa, Mexico, as Central California or oranges from Sao Paulo, Brazil, as Bradenton, Fla. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18431/farmers-hope-immigration-bill-yields-more-foreign-ag-workers/feed/ 0 Ryan Hunter-Reay wins pole for Sao Paulo Indy 300 – USA Today http://saopauloinformer.com/18430/ryan-hunter-reay-wins-pole-for-sao-paulo-indy-300-usa-today/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18430/ryan-hunter-reay-wins-pole-for-sao-paulo-indy-300-usa-today/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40:02 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18430/ryan-hunter-reay-wins-pole-for-sao-paulo-indy-300-usa-today/ Ryan Hunter-Reay wins pole for Sao Paulo Indy 300 – USA Today SAO PAULO (AP) — American Ryan Hunter-Reay set a track record to win the pole position for IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 on Saturday. The defending IndyCar Series champion had a lap of 1 minute, 20.430 seconds at the Anhembi street track, 0.307 ahead [...]

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In Rondonópolis, in the interior of Mato Grosso state, in Brazil, a woman called Cristiane Rabaioli is responsible for processing the meat of 1,200 lamb and 3,000 heads of cattle a month. In the city of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo state, Silvia Morgulis produces oranges, rubber and corn and raises cattle on [...]

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18429/womens-hands-are-all-over-brazils-booming-agribusiness-2/feed/ 0 FIFA says Sao Paulo could lose World Cup host rights unless stadium … http://saopauloinformer.com/18426/fifa-says-sao-paulo-could-lose-world-cup-host-rights-unless-stadium/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18426/fifa-says-sao-paulo-could-lose-world-cup-host-rights-unless-stadium/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:44:22 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18426/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18426/fifa-says-sao-paulo-could-lose-world-cup-host-rights-unless-stadium/feed/ 0 Project aims to track big city carbon footprints http://saopauloinformer.com/18425/project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints-2/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18425/project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints-2/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:45:04 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18425/project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints-2/ 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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18425/project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints-2/feed/ 0 Fifa and Corinthians Agree to Deliver São Paulo Stadium for World Cup in … http://saopauloinformer.com/18424/fifa-and-corinthians-agree-to-deliver-sao-paulo-stadium-for-world-cup-in/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18424/fifa-and-corinthians-agree-to-deliver-sao-paulo-stadium-for-world-cup-in/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:03 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18424/fifa-and-corinthians-agree-to-deliver-sao-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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18424/fifa-and-corinthians-agree-to-deliver-sao-paulo-stadium-for-world-cup-in/feed/ 0 TNW Conference Latin America Returns to São Paulo on 28-29 August 2013 http://saopauloinformer.com/18423/tnw-conference-latin-america-returns-to-sao-paulo-on-28-29-august-2013/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18423/tnw-conference-latin-america-returns-to-sao-paulo-on-28-29-august-2013/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:37:41 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18423/tnw-conference-latin-america-returns-to-sao-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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18423/tnw-conference-latin-america-returns-to-sao-paulo-on-28-29-august-2013/feed/ 0 The buck is up – a little http://saopauloinformer.com/18421/the-buck-is-up-a-little/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18421/the-buck-is-up-a-little/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 10:43:53 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18421/the-buck-is-up-a-little/ 2013/05/67ac9__mini-fb4eb1767b6851899aa38a50dd700874

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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18421/the-buck-is-up-a-little/feed/ 0 Brazil approves law to modernize ports http://saopauloinformer.com/18420/brazil-approves-law-to-modernize-ports/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18420/brazil-approves-law-to-modernize-ports/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:37:45 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18420/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18420/brazil-approves-law-to-modernize-ports/feed/ 0 CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Herbie Mann: Bossa Nova ’62 http://saopauloinformer.com/18419/cddownloadalbum-herbie-mann-bossa-nova-62/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18419/cddownloadalbum-herbie-mann-bossa-nova-62/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 18:45:55 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18419/cddownloadalbum-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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18419/cddownloadalbum-herbie-mann-bossa-nova-62/feed/ 0 Best ice cream parlors in the world http://saopauloinformer.com/18415/best-ice-cream-parlors-in-the-world/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18415/best-ice-cream-parlors-in-the-world/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 10:45:12 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18415/best-ice-cream-parlors-in-the-world/ 2013/05/b1023__mini-ab5dc5888fdcb661fe24ea0cdfe3da95

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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18415/best-ice-cream-parlors-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Award-winning graduate among Metrobank Foundation’s scholars http://saopauloinformer.com/18414/award-winning-graduate-among-metrobank-foundations-scholars/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18414/award-winning-graduate-among-metrobank-foundations-scholars/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 18:43:16 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18414/award-winning-graduate-among-metrobank-foundations-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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18414/award-winning-graduate-among-metrobank-foundations-scholars/feed/ 0 Corinthians tops Santos 2-1 in 1st Sao Paulo final http://saopauloinformer.com/18413/corinthians-tops-santos-2-1-in-1st-sao-paulo-final/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18413/corinthians-tops-santos-2-1-in-1st-sao-paulo-final/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:55 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18413/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18413/corinthians-tops-santos-2-1-in-1st-sao-paulo-final/feed/ 0 Why Brazilian-made cars are such major killers http://saopauloinformer.com/18411/why-brazilian-made-cars-are-such-major-killers/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18411/why-brazilian-made-cars-are-such-major-killers/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:43:35 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18411/why-brazilian-made-cars-are-such-major-killers/ 2013/05/30544__mini-bf17bc617bb7beffe62e2a09dc4487d1

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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18411/why-brazilian-made-cars-are-such-major-killers/feed/ 0 Sao Paulo to get free public WiFi ahead of World Cup http://saopauloinformer.com/18410/sao-paulo-to-get-free-public-wifi-ahead-of-world-cup/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18410/sao-paulo-to-get-free-public-wifi-ahead-of-world-cup/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:56 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18410/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18410/sao-paulo-to-get-free-public-wifi-ahead-of-world-cup/feed/ 0 Valcke guarantees Sao Paulo World Cup stadium http://saopauloinformer.com/18409/valcke-guarantees-sao-paulo-world-cup-stadium/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18409/valcke-guarantees-sao-paulo-world-cup-stadium/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 03:39:07 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18409/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18409/valcke-guarantees-sao-paulo-world-cup-stadium/feed/ 0 Soccer ball trekker killed on road http://saopauloinformer.com/18408/soccer-ball-trekker-killed-on-road/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18408/soccer-ball-trekker-killed-on-road/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 02:44:51 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18408/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18408/soccer-ball-trekker-killed-on-road/feed/ 0 Addressing Infrastructure in Brazil, Colombia and Panama http://saopauloinformer.com/18405/addressing-infrastructure-in-brazil-colombia-and-panama/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18405/addressing-infrastructure-in-brazil-colombia-and-panama/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:10 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18405/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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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18405/addressing-infrastructure-in-brazil-colombia-and-panama/feed/ 0 Rossi Surges as Earnings Signal Strategy Shift: Sao Paulo Mover http://saopauloinformer.com/18404/rossi-surges-as-earnings-signal-strategy-shift-sao-paulo-mover/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18404/rossi-surges-as-earnings-signal-strategy-shift-sao-paulo-mover/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:54 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18404/rossi-surges-as-earnings-signal-strategy-shift-sao-paulo-mover/ Rossi Surges as Earnings Signal Strategy Shift: Sao Paulo Mover The shares rose 10 percent to 3.52 reais at 1:34 p.m. in Sao Paulo after rallying 11 percent in the biggest intraday gain since August 2012. It was the best performer on the Ibovespa equity benchmark, which added 0.8 percent. Trading volume was 1.7 … [...]

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18404/rossi-surges-as-earnings-signal-strategy-shift-sao-paulo-mover/feed/ 0 WEDC planning South America trade mission http://saopauloinformer.com/18403/wedc-planning-south-america-trade-mission/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18403/wedc-planning-south-america-trade-mission/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:22 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18403/wedc-planning-south-america-trade-mission/ Brazil is one of the countries a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.-led trade delegation is planning to visit in September. Full News here – Sao Paulo, Brazil News

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]]> http://saopauloinformer.com/18403/wedc-planning-south-america-trade-mission/feed/ 0 Valcke says no danger of Sao Paulo being booted http://saopauloinformer.com/18402/valcke-says-no-danger-of-sao-paulo-being-booted-2/ http://saopauloinformer.com/18402/valcke-says-no-danger-of-sao-paulo-being-booted-2/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 23:40:18 +0000 admin http://saopauloinformer.com/18402/valcke-says-no-danger-of-sao-paulo-being-booted-2/ Valcke says no danger of Sao Paulo being booted RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after he warned that Sao Paulo could be kicked out of next year's World Cup because of construction delay in building its stadium, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke guaranteed on Wednesday that Brazil's largest city … Full News here [...]

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