Six-Star Hotel in Brazil

Brazil Travel & Tourism News

Six-Star Hotel Saint Andrews, Gramado Brazil
Six-Star Hotel Saint Andrews, Gramado Brazil (Photo: Roberta Salinet/RBS TV)

GRAMADO, Brazil – Gramado, a small tourist town in the Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, is home to the only six-star hotel in Brazil. Resembling a European castle and operating since 2010, the Hotel Saint Andrews exudes luxury.

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by Michael Posted on June 23, 2012
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Jennifer Lopez Arrives in Sao Paulo

Brazil Celebrity News

Jennifer Lopez arrives in São Paulo on Friday 22 June 2012
Jennifer Lopez arrives in São Paulo on Friday 22 June 2012 (G1)

SAO PAULO – Jennifer Lopez arrived in Brazil on Friday to perform – for the first time in the country – at the Pop Music Festival 2012. The singer disembarked in Cumbica Airport in Guarulhos, São Paulo. She sings at the São Paulo Pop Music Festival 2012 in Anhembi on Saturday.

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by Michael Posted on June 22, 2012
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Rio Traffickers Ban Crack Sales in Slums

Brazil News

Rio's traffickers banned the sale of crack cocaine in Jacarezinho slum,
“Notice: The sale of crack cocaine is banned in this community, Jacarezinho” (photo: G1)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Drug traffickers banned the sale of crack cocaine in Jacarezinho slum, one of Rio’s most notorious cracklands, on Wednesday. The ban is the idea of the traffickers themselves and they posted hand-written signs around the favela advising dealers of the ban, reported online media.
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by Michael Posted on June 20, 2012
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Ultra Rich Population Grows in Brazil

Brazil News

One Million Dollars
One Million Dollars

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil gained 10,000 new millionaires in 2011, and is the country with the fastest growing population of ultra rich in the world. The data are from consultancy Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management, which published a report yesterday which is a benchmark for assessing the income of the world population with high personal net worth.
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by Michael Posted on June 20, 2012
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Bomb Squad Called to São Paulo Synagogue

Brazil News

Bomb Squad called to Sao Paulo Synagogue Tuesday
Bomb Squad Called to Congregação Mekor Haim

SAO PAULO – Fearing the worst, a police bomb squad detonated a suitcase found abandoned in front of a São Paulo Synagogue Tuesday. The bag had been left at the corner of São Vicente de Paula St. and Alameda Barros St., in the Santa Cecilia neighborhood in the downtown area.
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by Michael Posted on June 19, 2012
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1962 FIFA World Cup Won by Brazil

Today in Brazilian History

Brazil's 1962 FIFA World Cup Championship Team
Brazil’s 1962 FIFA World Cup Championship Team
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil won the 1962 FIFA World Cup 50 years ago today, June 17th, at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile. The Brazilian team – which also won the 1958 World Cup in Sweden – defeated the Czechs 3-1 in front of 69,000 spectators, with goals by Amarildo, Zito and Vava.
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by Michael Posted on June 17, 2012
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