THE SATURDAY PROFILE; A Keeper of a Vast Garden of Art in the Hills of Brazil – query.nytimes.com 03/10/2012 NO wonder they call Bernardo Paz the ”Emperor of Inhotim.” About 1,000 employees, including curators, botanists and concrete pourers, swarm around Inhotim, his contemporary-art complex in the hills of southeast Brazil. Globetrotting art pilgrims absorb stunning [...]

Don Blanquito, Funk Star and Rio’s Bravest Gringo – nytimes.com 12/26/2011 The train to this city on Rio de Janeiro’s edge carries passengers from the urban underclass chasing dreams big and small: teenagers trying out for a soccer club, a maid studying to be a nurse, a knife salesman plying his trade in the aisles. [...]

As Rio builds hotels for World Cup, countless families are trapped in squats – guardian.co.uk 03/14/2012 The occupants of a former sex motel on the city’s outskirts fear they have been left behind by the boom in Brazil Rosinéia Gonçalves was pregnant and living under a tree outside Rio’s Museum of Modern Art. Francinéia dos [...]

Prince Harry’s sporting moments on tour – in pictures – guardian.co.uk 03/12/2012 There were few sports that Prince Harry didn’t try on his tour – after running with Usain Bolt, he took to Rio’s beaches for racing and rugby, had a volleyball lesson, played cricket and took part i more… Prince Harry plays polo in [...]

After running with Usain Bolt, sporting Harry takes to Rio’s beaches for racing and rugby – guardian.co.uk 03/11/2012 Harry’s energetic style goes down well in South America’s emerging powerhouse on his first official foreign tour.Under blazing sunshine and chased by local paparazzi, Prince Harry took to one of Rio’s most famous beaches on Saturday for a jog, [...]

Sepp Blatter apologises to Brazil over Fifa’s World Cup criticism – guardian.co.uk 03/07/2012 • Blatter pledges to mend relations with World Cup organisers• Jérôme Valcke said Brazil needed ‘a kick up the backside’Sepp Blatter has apologised to Brazil for the disparaging remarks made by Fifa‘s general secretary about the country’s slow progress in preparing for the 2014 World Cup. [...]

Commodity boom powers Brazil up economic world order – guardian.co.uk 03/06/2012 Growth slowed to 2.7% last year – but that was still enough to help Brazil overtake the UK as the world’s 6th largest economyOn the screen an awestruck Nicole Kidman stares down at Rio’s spectacular, undulating mountains from the comfort of an executive jet.She [...]

Brazil Faces Obstacles in Preparations for Rio Olympics – nytimes.com 03/04/2012 Ambitious development plans for the 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2014 soccer World Cup, involve large-scale evictions from numerous slums, whose residents are refusing to leave. Gearing up for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held here, officials celebrated plans for a futuristic “Olympic Park,” replete [...]

DEALBOOK; Venture Firm Seeks the Atypical, and Finds It in Brazil – query.nytimes.com 02/24/2012 Venture capital firm Atomico, which looks for profitable, bare-bones start-ups, believes there are many opportunities in South America; London-based company has two investments in Brazil.MARILIA, Brazil – Atomico went off the beaten path for its first investment in Brazil, and not [...]

Tropicália artists go to war with builders over name – guardian.co.uk 03/02/2012 Brazilian cultural movement founders may bring legal action to have name removed from luxury real estate ventureThe creators have christened it Tropicália – a luxury beachside condominium in north-eastern Brazil boasting outdoor swimming pools, a private cinema and even a replica castle for youngsters.But the [...]