Tuesday, December 4, 2007

News briefs – Brazil

* Brazilian trade officials blasted a U.S.-European Union proposal on free trade as “biased and protectionist”.

* A study concluded that the life expectancy of Brazilians has steadily increased to 72.3 years in 2006.

* A new HIV/AIDS prevention campaign will start early next year consisting of placing condom dispensing machines in one hundred public schools.

* Much has been made of immigration into the U.S., but more Brazilians are making the trek back to their homelands according to this article.

* In the world of sport:

Sources- telegraph.co.uk, Xinhua, Reuters UK, International Herald Tribune, AHN

Image- Orlando Weekly

2 comments:

Chapín said...

small correction - the Golden Ball is for the best soccer player worldwide, as from this year!

Erwin C. said...

You're right Chapin. Thanks for noitng the mistake and the post has been corrected.