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AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt student enjoys fame

Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back to class. Geisy Arruda adds, though, that she ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Taiwan News,  18 Nov 2009

AP Interview: Brazil miniskirt woman soaks up fame

Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go back to school _ with a security guard. Just the ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, eTaiwan News,  17 Nov 2009

Missing Amazon plane made river landing, 9 survive

A plane that went missing over the Amazon made an emergency river landing in a remote part of the rain forest and nine of the 11 people aboard survived, Brazil's Air Force said Friday. Members of the Matis Indian tribe found the plane and the ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Taiwan News,  31 Oct 2009

Missing Amazon plane makes river landing, 9 alive

SAO PAULO - A plane that went missing over the Amazon made an emergency river landing in a remote part of the rain forest and nine of the 11 people aboard survived, the Brazilian air force said Friday. ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  30 Oct 2009

Nine survive plane crash in Amazon

A plane that went missing over the Amazon made an emergency river landing in a remote part of the rain forest and nine of the 11 people aboard survived, Brazil's air force said Friday. Members of the Matis Indian tribe found the plane and the survivors ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Globe and Mail,  30 Oct 2009

Brazil vows to fight gangs, Rio death toll hits 21

Brazil's president promised Monday to battle drug traffickers who triggered a weekend of bloody chaos that killed 21 people in Rio de Janeiro just two weeks after the city won the 2016 Olympic games. "We'll do anything it takes and make all ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, eTaiwan News,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Lula feared Obama factor in 2016 Olympic vote

SAO PAULO—Brazil's president feared Barack Obama's star power could have prevented Rio de Janeiro from landing the 2016 Olympics. "I confess to you that we were very worried when Obama arrived in Copenhagen," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Boston Globe,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Obama,  Tony Blair,  International Olympic Committee,  Barack Obama,  Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Brazil emerges from recession in second quarter

Brazil emerged from recession in the second quarter as strong domestic consumption helped the economy grow despite the global financial meltdown, the government said Friday. Latin America's largest economy expanded 1.9 percent from April to June ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Taiwan News,  11 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Brazil joins Russia, China in eyeing IMF bonds

Brazil is looking to buy $10 billion in IMF bonds, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Wednesday, joining China and Russia in seeking to use the new instruments to diversify dollar-heavy currency reserves. "This support is important to help ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, Taiwan News,  10 Jun 2009

Related Topics: International Monetary Fund,  Guido Mantega,  Dominique Strauss-Kahn,  Ron Smith

Plane debris found in path Air France jet took

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil Brazilian military pilots spotted an airplane seat, an orange buoy, and other debris and signs of fuel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday as they hunted for a missing Air France jet that carried 228 ...

From ALAN CLENDENNING, The Vail Trail,  3 Jun 2009

Related Topics: Jean-Louis Borloo,  US Department of Defense,  Airbus,  American Airlines,  Barack Obama

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