Cruzeiro climbed to second place in the Brazil Serie A on Saturday thanks to a 1-0 home win over Figueirense. After a goalless first half at the Estadio Raimundo Sampaio, Wellington Paulista proved the difference between the two sides when he fired home
Read Full Article at* Caixa to ramp up disbursements 35 pct this year * Loan delinquencies could rise in coming quarters SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Caixa Econômica Federal, Brazil's largest mortgage lender, is targeting a 35 percent increase in loan disbursements this ye
SAO PAULO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Retail sales volumes in Brazil fell 0.5 percent in December from November, the government statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday. Retail sales had been expected to rise 0.8 percent, according to the median estimate of 27 eco
Reuters - 12 minutes ago RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Santos have been given a one-match home ban after supporters threw coins at the club's former player Paulo Henrique Ganso during a match against his new team Sao Paulo. The elegant playmaker, wh
Sao Paulo - Brazil Open tennis tournament organisers have conceded that improvements need to be made ahead of next year's version of the ATP 250 event. The tournament was widely condemned by players and fans amid controversy surrounding the quality of th
* Traders evaluating Mantega comments, Fri central bank action * U.S. holiday keeps trading volumes thin * Mexican peso flat after positive Q4 GDP data By Asher Levine and Lorena Segura SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Brazilian real eked ou
The Northeast may be prone to blizzards this time of year, but in Brazil it’s raining spiders. In a video that’s covered the Internet like an immense web, a local photographer captures images of thousands of spiders shimmying up and down silk threads att
