Sify (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
A blackout spreading across nine states of southern and central Brazil was caused by a failure at a hydroelectric dam, the country's energy minister said. The power outage Tuesday night affected 40 million people and left about 800 cities - including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia - in the dark.
Smarter Travel (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
American's new sale features travel to Belo Horizonte, Recife, Rio, Sao Paulo, and San Salvador.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSX: CPN) (the "Corporation" or "Carpathian") is pleased to announce the results of the Preliminary Economic Assessment Study ("PEA" or the "Study") on its 100% owned Riacho dos Machodos Gold Project ("RDM" or the "Project) located in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The PEA was compiled by a consortium...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
Greenhouse gases must be cut 80 percent by 2020, not by 2050 as U.N. countries propose, to preserve life as we know it, the head of a global conference said. If we don't completely rethink and radically accelerate the plans to reverse global warming, we will, in all likelihood, create catastrophic climate change in our lifetime, State of the World Forum President Jim Garrison said Monday, the day...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW), a leading provider of location-based and fleet telematics services, announces that the 14th Chamber of the Minas Gerais State Court of Appeal in Belo Horizonte, Brazil has allowed WebTech Wireless' appeal of a judgment rendered against it in a case of business interference filed by its former distributor in Brazil, Crown Telecom....
Wilson Graf Consulting (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
The Enigma Battleship Drinking Game —a classic Battleship game that makes you drink a shot of your favorite alcohol every time you take a hit—is the last thing I need now, while I'm back visiting friends in Madrid. And still, I want it so badly. It was designed by the genius of Mauricio (Tony) Harion, from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A place that I hope to visit soon, just to play it this...
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 05/12/2009
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS announces the following webcast: What: First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results Conference
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
A workshop on "The benefits of peace in Angola" has held recently in Belo Horizonte city, Brazil, in the ambit of the celebrations of the 7th anniversary of the signing of the peace agreement in the country.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
A "Digital Baptism" workshop brought digital inclusion to Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais this Saturday, introducing the basics of using a computer to those who had never had the chance before or teaching more advanced tools to more advanced users. See some pictures and videos from the action packed day.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
The Angolan senior males football team of Santos FC left this Sunday morning for Belo Horizonte City, Brazil, for a 21 day pre-competition training programme.
Smarter Travel (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
American's new Brazil offer features Belo Horizonte, Recife, and Salvador. Travel is valid through the end of May.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
It was in Alfonso Alves' hometown that one of the greatest cup upsets took place. That was in the World Cup in 1950, when England were beaten 1-0 by the United States in the Brazilian mining town of Belo Horizonte.
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