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Ronaldinho: Coming Soon

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Jul 14 2010

Hot off the presses! Ronaldinho may be leaving Milan to play in Brazil, Greece or even the United States. According to Estadão:

“Acredita-se que a iniciativa do Milan em liberar o jogador é financeira. O clube italiano abriria 16 milhões de euros em sua folha de pagamento e, assim, a possibilidade de trazer mais reforços para a temporada 2010/11.”

The Brazilian media is a flurry with rumors that Ronaldinho is headed back to his home country:

“De acordo com Patrícia Amorim, a intenção de Ronaldinho Gaúcho é trabalhar no Rio de Janeiro para ficar mais próximo do seu filho. Durante o encontro na última quarta-feira, em uma churrascaria, na Barra da Tijuca, o ex-melhor do mundo falou pouco e deixou o seu representante e irmão, Roberto Assis se pronunciar sobre uma possível transferência.”

According to reports, Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo, Los Angeles’ Galaxy, and Greece’s Olympiakos are all interested in Ronaldinho. Milan is supposedly prepared to give up Ronaldinho for a cool $16 million euros. Even though Brazil’s national coach, Dunga, snubbed Ronaldinho by leaving him off the World Cup roster, it’s clear Ronaldinho is still a force to be reckoned with:

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Brazil News Headlines

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Feb 9 2010

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

Brazil Economic News

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Jan 19 2010

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!

The Real El Dorado

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Jan 7 2010

Yesterday, The Guardian published an article about a study of the Brazilian Amazon that indicates that the long lost mythical city of El Dorado did in fact exist, and existed in pre-Columbian Brazil.

While researchers haven’t actually found a city made of gold, they have discovered 200 earthworks built over a span of 155 miles. The structures date back to between 200 and 1283 AD. There are an estimated 2,000 structures, though many have yet to be examined.

The buildings consist of trenches and mounds, thought to be fortifications or homes. Some researchers believe the lost city could have had up to 60,000 inhabitants, more than some European cities at the time.

The existence of the city defies that notion that advanced civilization could not thrive in the Amazon due to the harsh living conditions and poor soils.

To read more, click here.

Flooding in SP and RJ

Posted by Rachel No Comments
Jan 6 2010

This week, there was terrible flooding from heavy rains in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which caused mudslides in several areas.

In Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande, in the state of Rio, fifty people were killed by mudslides. On Ilha Grande, a mudslide destroyed an entire pousada and killed around a dozen people vacationing together in a rental home. There were other deaths reported throughout the state.

In São Luís do Paraitinga, in São Paulo, the town was devastated by flooding, and the town’s historic church collapsed. Many houses were also destroyed. Authorities estimate R$100 million will be required to rebuild the destroyed parts of the city, and as a result, Carnival was canceled in order to begin reconstruction.

Click here to read more and see photos of the destruction in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. If you’re interested in helping flood victims, click here.

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