Brazil News | SALVADOR, Brazil – President Dilma Rousseff participated on Sunday in a ceremony honoring the victims of the Holocaust. Sponsored by the Jewish Confederation of Brazil (CONIBO) in partnership with the Israeli Society of Bahia, the event was … Continue reading
Brazil News BRASILIA – Iran’s ambassador to Brazil said Thursday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to visit Brazil this year and meet the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Just last week, political commentators in Brazil were rejoicing that Brazil had been spared … Continue reading
Brazil News | BRASILIA – President Dilma Rousseff, speaking on Friday at the 2011 Human Rights Award in the nation’s capital, defended the right to “disagree” in Brazil. Speaking to an audience of people involved in the fight for human … Continue reading
Brazil News | RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian magazine Epoca this week published a previously unseen image of the future president being interrogated at the Military Court of Rio. The black and white photo, taken in November 1970, shows … Continue reading
Brazil News | CARACAS – On Friday, in a show of solidarity with Hugo Chavez, President Rousseff defended Venezuelan partnership in the construction of a major refinery in Pernambuco. In her first official visit to Venezuela, Dilma was received by … Continue reading
by Michael Hone President’s UN General Assembly Schedule Announced BRAZILIA, Brazil – The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and the American president, Barack Obama, will meet next Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly. President Rousseff’s spokesman, Rodrigo Baena, said … Continue reading
President Rousseff of Brazil Writes 9/11 Letter to President Obama BRAZILIA, Brazil – President Dilma Rousseff sent on Saturday, a message to the U.S. President, Barack Obama, which expressed solidarity and sympathy for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th. Rousseff … Continue reading
