Today we’re going to take a look at the big headlines this week coming out of Brazil.
Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil, MSNBC
Sugar output in Brazil’s Center-South may be 35 million tons, Business Week
Brazil’s Lula sends anti-fraud bill to Congress, Reuters
Brazil’s middle class grows to nearly 50 percent of the population, Latin American Herald Tribune
Robinho scores winner on Santos return, CNN
Preteen as Carnival queen stirs Rio controversy, Washington Post
Let’s take a look at the headlines from business and economy in Brazil this week:
Make sure you give it a go with the Portuguese articles!
Estadão announced today that Bovespa, the Brazilian stock market located in São Paulo, closed the year with the highest gains of any stock market in the world. It closed at a high of 120.9 percent, compared to 118 percent in Indonesia, 25.4 percent in the United States, and 6.7 percent in Japan.
This percentage is based on dollars, in a system to measure stock market performance. It was created by MSCI, Inc, a division of Morgan Stanley.
Despite the encouraging economic achievements, Brazilian economists expect a more volatile year in 2010 with smaller gains.
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Let’s take a look at some of the business headlines from Brazil this week:
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