A survey conducted by the Office of research of politics from Brookings Institution, Washington, showed that 63% of authorities from 16 countries are in favor of a larger version of the G8 with the inclusion of Brazil, India, China, South Africa and Mexico.
The survey also showed that 85% of respondents believe the world needs a [...]

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National drink of Brazil
Caipirinha (pronounced [KIE-PUR-REEN-YAH]) is made with cachaça, sugar and lime. Cachaça is Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage. Cachaça is made from sugarcane alcohol, obtained from the fermentation of sugarcane juice which is afterwards distilled.
The word
The word “caipirinha” is the diminutive version of the word “caipira”, which refers to someone from [...]

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Who is helping the world?
Oxfam, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to combating poverty in the world, believes the Brazilian ethanol is the most favorable biofuel in the world in terms of emissions of polluting gases and cost.
The report says that the replacement of traditional fuels by biofuels has led more than 30 million people to poverty [...]

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40 million people with internet access
Brazil last month registered record number of 41,565 million people with Internet access, overcoming the barrier of 40 million Internet users for the first time, according to research done by IBOPE / NetRatings.
The company, which measures the Brazilian Internet since September 2000, also informed that the number of Internet users [...]

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The war against AIDS/HIV
The Minister of Health of Brazil, Jose Gomes Temporão, announced today the production of the first 400 machines for condoms that will be installed in public schools participating in the program Health and Prevention in Schools (HPS).
The announcement will be made at 10am, during the 7th Brazilian Congress on the Prevention of [...]

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