Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, launched an invitation to create a new international organization, apart from the existing ones, that would bring together the countries considered oil giants. The president referred briefly to this issue this weekend, when he spoke in the act of registration of social organizations in the Great Patriotic...
US President Obama to visit Latin America US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will make their first foreign trip of the year when they travel to Latin America March 19-23. The Obamas will visit Brazil, Chile and El Salvador, where the president will meet with leaders and speak to the public about a wide range of issues, including...
At least 355 people reported dead after floods and landslides devastate towns in southeast of the country. Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into mountain towns, killing at least 335 people and leaving dozens more missing, Brazilian media reported Thursday. Hillsides and river banks in the picturesque Serrana region north...
Ronaldinho will return to Brazil after signing a new deal with Brazilian team Flamengo. Former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho has signed a four-year contract with Flamengo, the Brazilian club said. “Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, or simply Ronaldinho Gaucho, will wear the Flamengo shirt,” said Flamengo on their website (www.flamengo.com.br). Ronaldinho...
Spanish Vicente del Bosque was named 2010 National Team Coach of the Year by the International Federation of Football Statistics. It is the second consecutive year Del Bosque has won that distinction. Del Bosque, who helped Spain win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, obtained 298 points in the organization’s scoring system, 113 more...