Monday News Rundown

Here are some news headlines from over the weekend:

Crime - Amazon

Allegations Link U.S. Companies to Brazilian Sex Tourism

U.S. Fishing Tours Accused of Running Child Sex Trips in Brazil

EUA vão investigar caso de turismo sexual no Brasil

Empresa é investigada nos EUA por exploração sexual

This isn't really a new story, and sadly, is a well-known problem in the region. Watch this report from October 2010:

 

Crime - São Paulo

Robber Tries to Hold Up Brazil Vice President with Toy Gun

Michel Temer sofre tentativa de assalto em São Paulo

M&A

Brazil's Gol airline to buy low-cost rival WebJet

Gol compra Webjet por R$ 311 milhões

Banking

Brazil banks face R$1bn suit over ‘illegal’ charges

Bancos são processados por tarifas indevidas

Education

British bid to attract 10,000 Brazilian students

Reino Unido deve dar 10 mil bolsas de estudo para brasileiros

Op-Ed

Brazil: The Un-China - A Sign of Serious Economic Imbalance

Brasil é a antítese da China, diz revista Time

Brazil's Giddy Convergence [this is from last week, in case you haven't seen it]

A convergência vertiginosa no Brasil [somente em inglês]

Strange But True

In one Brazilian town, a mayor invests in a snow machine, while the town's poorest can barely heat their homes [Portuguese only]

Enquanto governo de São Joaquim (SC) investe em máquina de neve, moradores da periferia relatam descaso

Comments

[Rogério Penna]

in southern Brazil, NOBODY can heat their homes. Not even the rich. Insulation and radiant heating systems are non existant here. I am sure the mayor himself cant heat his home besides maybe an inneficient and ill designed fireplace.

besides, the mayor did right. A big part of the city´s tourism is because of the cold. Investing in the tourism in the city may reap more future rewards than the city paying for heating systems for the poor.