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Brazil’s New President: Can Dilma Be Another Lula? (Time.com)

November 1st, 2010

Time.com - The incoming President has a dramatic biography but she lacks one thing the incumbent has: charisma

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Rousseff rides economic boom to Brazil’s presidency (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Brazil's presidential candidate for the ruling Workers' Party Dilma Rousseff waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Washington AlvesReuters - Former guerrilla leader Dilma Rousseff won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday after promising to stick to policies that have lifted millions from poverty and made Brazil one of…

Brazil’s Rousseff cruises through last TV debate (Reuters)

October 30th, 2010

This combination photograph shows Brazilian presidential candidates Dilma Rousseff (L) of the ruling Worker's Party and Jose Serra of the PSDB party attending ampaign rallies in Sao Paulo in October 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff cruised through the final television debate with her presidential rival on Friday as another poll showed her heading for a convincing win…

Last chance for Brazil’s Serra in TV debate (Reuters)

October 29th, 2010

This combination photograph shows Brazilian presidential candidates Dilma Rousseff (L) of the ruling Worker's Party and Jose Serra of the PSDB party attending ampaign rallies in Sao Paulo in October 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian presidential candidate Jose Serra has a last chance to win over voters in a televised debate on Friday night after a new poll showed him trailing by…

Brazil’s Rousseff lead steady in presidential race (Reuters)

October 27th, 2010

Brazil's presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party talks during a television debate in Sao Paulo October 25, 2010. Brazilian ruling party candidate Rousseff maintained her comfortable lead over opposition challenger Serra ahead of a presidential runoff vote on Sunday, according to an opinion poll. REUTERS/Nacho DoceReuters - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff maintained her lead over opposition challenger Jose Serra ahead of a presidential runoff election on October 31, an opinion poll showed on…

Brazil’s Rousseff facing runoff presidential vote (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, right, is kissed by Tarso Genro, candidate for Governor of Rio Grande do Sul, next to an electronic ballot box after voting in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Official vote returns indicate Brazil’s leading presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff has been forced into a second-round runoff.


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Hundreds of dead penguins dot Brazil’s beaches (AP)

July 20th, 2010

AP - Hundreds of penguins that apparently starved to death are washing up on the beaches of Brazil, worrying scientists who are still investigating what’s causing them to die.

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Brazil’s World Cup: The Worrying Starts Early (Time.com)

May 29th, 2010

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) talks with Brazil's national soccer player Robinho (C) as Elano looks on before the team departs for the World Cup at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia May 26, 2010.   REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)Time.com - The global governing body of soccer worries aloud about Brazil’s ability to get a dozen stadiums ready for the next big spectacle


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Brazil’s leader seeks nuclear compromise with Iran (AP)

May 16th, 2010

AP - Brazil’s president met with Iranian leaders Sunday to try to broker a compromise in the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, even as the U.S. says new sanctions are…

The Dark Side of Brazil’s Economic Miracle (Time.com)

April 4th, 2010

Time.com - An assassination in one of the country’s most resource-rich states raises questions about how far along Brazil is in terms of development

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