Portuguese News from around the world updated hourly. http://www.learn-how-to-speak.com en-us News newsManager v4.04.2961 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:25 CST 60 MATTHEW McConaughey's 20-month old son speaks better Portuguese than he does. The Fool's Gold actor insists his failure to grasp Brazilian girlfriend Camila Alves' native language is actually good for their relationship because it means she can vent her feelings about him more freely. "Levi speaks a whole lot more Portuguese than Papa does," said Matthew, who [...] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=1394dke51/%2Ahttp%253A//www.showbizspy.com/article/201222/matthew-mcconaugheys-20-month-old-son-speaks-portuguese.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=1394dke51/%2Ahttp%253A//www.showbizspy.com/article/201222/matthew-mcconaugheys-20-month-old-son-speaks-portuguese.html South Africa defender Matthew Booth believes their month-long training camp in Brazil will be crucial to determining the hosts' World Cup fortunes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=128uhmvq4/%2Ahttp%253A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/8557653.stm Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=128uhmvq4/%2Ahttp%253A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/8557653.stm Telefonica SA , Vivendi SA and Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA should each seek to integrate their fixed-line operations in Brazil with a local mobile-phone company, Bernstein Research said in report today. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124b4r9k4/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204%26sid=a6Bi10ojatMA Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:03:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124b4r9k4/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204%26sid=a6Bi10ojatMA Nambuangongo - The Portuguese politician and poet, Manuel Alegre, Monday visited the district of Nambuangongo, northern Bengo province, a region where he served in the military in the 1960's. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=11i58ues3/%2Ahttp%253A//allafrica.com/stories/201003090612.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=11i58ues3/%2Ahttp%253A//allafrica.com/stories/201003090612.html THE Portuguese Settlement residents in Malacca are shocked that the Branyu Rudiya, part of the Intrudu festival, has been scrapped for good as it is regarded as non-traditional. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12eha0ojo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nst.com.my/CurrentNews/NST/articles/19portu/Article/indexhtml Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:16:55 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12eha0ojo/%2Ahttp%253A//www.nst.com.my/CurrentNews/NST/articles/19portu/Article/indexhtml BRAZIL http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=13bf2kb15/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030805359.html?wprss=rssbusiness Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=13bf2kb15/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030805359.html?wprss=rssbusiness Portugal's government Monday announced some austerity measures, including public investment and budget reduction, to chop its deficit. The government seeks to reduce its deficit from the current 9.3 percent to 2.8 percent until 2013 and avoid a crisis like the one in Greece. Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos said this package of measures aims to reduce public spending in http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=1251j834v/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90865/6913634.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:52:17 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=1251j834v/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90865/6913634.html Colombian brokerage Interbolsa SA plans to make more acquisitions in Brazil after buying 90 percent of Finabank CCTVM, O Estado de S. Paulo reported, citing Rodrigo Jaramillo Correa, chief executive officer of Interbolsa. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124bd7fc5/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=aX4i6CcUe6k4 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124bd7fc5/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=aX4i6CcUe6k4 Portuguese championship fixtures (times GMT). http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12rcs4s7l/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-europeportugalfixtures%26prov=reuters%26type=lgns Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:03:34 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12rcs4s7l/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-europeportugalfixtures%26prov=reuters%26type=lgns Soybean output in Brazil, the world's largest grower after the U.S., will rise more than previously forecast this year after rain boosted yields and farmers increased planting, the Agriculture Ministry said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124k4hg4o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=anouPWVsyx3U Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124k4hg4o/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=anouPWVsyx3U Yes, last week's mid-week international matches were merely exhibitions - "friendlies" in soccer slang - but the results did little to lessen the feeling that Spain and Brazil are overwhelming favourites for the World Cup in South Africa. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1350f95jg/%2Ahttp%253A//www.canada.com/Spain%2BBrazil%2Bremain%2BWorld%2Bfaves%2Bafter%2Bexhibition%2Bmatches/2652178/story.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:41:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1350f95jg/%2Ahttp%253A//www.canada.com/Spain%2BBrazil%2Bremain%2BWorld%2Bfaves%2Bafter%2Bexhibition%2Bmatches/2652178/story.html Brazil 's Bovespa stock index fell from a six-week high, led by homebuilders and retailers, on concern the central bank will boost interest rates as soon as next week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1242k9edc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084%26sid=aL5jbV8e5eN8 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:15:42 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1242k9edc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084%26sid=aL5jbV8e5eN8 The Portuguese government has released some vague details of a long-term budget austerity plan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=11c5an3f0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.calcuttanews.net/story/609646 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:10:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=11c5an3f0/%2Ahttp%253A//www.calcuttanews.net/story/609646 A futsal player has died during a match in Brazil after a piece of the court's wooden floor came off and struck him in the abdomen. Globo's G1 Web site says 23-year-old Robson Rocha Costa died of hemorrhagic shock Sunday, a day after the accident in a friendly match in southern Brazil. Witnesses say Costa was hurt after a sliding play near the end line. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12a7dm1fj/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-playerdeath%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:03:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12a7dm1fj/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-playerdeath%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Brazil may limit companies to explore mines for 35 years as it seeks to increase domestic output of minerals and fertilizers, such as iron ore and potash, according to a government official familiar with the situation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12462tnar/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072%26sid=ac0vwgV2mQ6g Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:15:42 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12462tnar/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072%26sid=ac0vwgV2mQ6g Imagine what it would be like to pack your entire garage, cars included, onto a jetliner for a trip to South America. Now imagine packing 35 IndyCars, three emergency vehicles and all of the gear to run a race in San Paulo, Brazil. You're probably going to need a bigger jet, maybe two. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=129qhn7lv/%2Ahttp%253A//www.kokomotribune.com/sportscolumns/localstory066230322.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:15:51 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=129qhn7lv/%2Ahttp%253A//www.kokomotribune.com/sportscolumns/localstory066230322.html Brazil will publish today a list of 50 U.S. products on which it will impose higher tariffs, as part of a long-running confrontation over cotton subsidies, the Financial Times reported. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124eov4jc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=abgiUjsfSQeQ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:15:51 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=124eov4jc/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086%26sid=abgiUjsfSQeQ Brazil announced trade sanctions on a range of American goods Monday in retaliation for the United States' failure to eliminate billions in illegal cotton subsidies - a move that affects products from Ford automobiles to Heinz ketchup. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12bcac4m7/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponbige/euwtocottondispute1 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:54:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12bcac4m7/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/aponbige/euwtocottondispute1 Brazil is sort of a strange country to throw into the ?emerging market? category. It?s not a particularly young country like India or Israel, nor is it a country like China or Russia that embraced capitalism fairly recently. Brazil is as old as the US and has had a decently built out infrastructure of things like roads and phone lines for some time.Yes, it?s a growing country with a young and http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12ojh5r39/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030703950.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:37:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=12ojh5r39/%2Ahttp%253A//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030703950.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Results from the 22nd round of the Portuguese first-division football league (home teams listed first): Friday's Game Leiria 2, Leixoes 1 Saturday's Games FC Porto 2, Olhanense 2 Rio Ave 0, Naval 0 Setubal 0, Braga 0 Sunday's Games Maritimo 0, Academica 0 Belenenses 0, Sporting 4 Benfica 3, Pacos Ferreira 1 Monday's Game Guimaraes 2, Nacional 0 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12grqs19n/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-portugueseresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:03:33 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=12grqs19n/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-portugueseresults%26prov=ap%26type=lgns Viet Nam is expected to enjoy a favourable trade surplus with Brazil through the end of the second quarter of 2010, according to the Vietnamese trade office in Brazil. The Brazilian ministry of devel .. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11lrdefn7/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=10517 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:55:23 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11lrdefn7/%2Ahttp%253A//www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=10517 Carlos Alberto Parreira's decision to take the South Africa national team to the state-of-the-art Traffic Sports Training Centre outside Sao Paulo in Brazil is based on his intimate knowledge of the institution. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1402n3o0i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/03/06/1819381/world-cup-2010-bafana-coach-carlos-alberto-parreira-using Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:55 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=1402n3o0i/%2Ahttp%253A//www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/03/06/1819381/world-cup-2010-bafana-coach-carlos-alberto-parreira-using An archaeologist has determined that the alleged discovery of three Templar skeletons and a 'crucifixion nail' dating from the Roman era on the Portuguese island of Madeira is http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=14d0u3222/%2Ahttp%253A//sify.com/news/templar-crucifixion-nail-found-on-portuguese-island-a-fantasy-says-archaeologist-news-international-kdgpkfafjce.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:55 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522portuguese%2522/SIG=14d0u3222/%2Ahttp%253A//sify.com/news/templar-crucifixion-nail-found-on-portuguese-island-a-fantasy-says-archaeologist-news-international-kdgpkfafjce.html SAO PAULO, Brazil - March 5, 2010: The announcement that Brazil's 10 millionth Flex-Fuel vehicle was built yesterday, made by the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), is a milestone for the industry and the country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11v3ps9fj/%2Ahttp%253A//www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2010/03/05/468150.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:19:01 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11v3ps9fj/%2Ahttp%253A//www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2010/03/05/468150.html Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has postponed his visit to Brazil from next Tuesday to next month, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Berlusconi had been scheduled to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday and attend a seminar with businessmen from both countries. According to Brazilian media reports, the delay of the trip might be related to the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11vabpabj/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6910875.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:15:55 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522brazil%2522/SIG=11vabpabj/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6910875.html