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Brazil
The Brazilian middle class faces an uncertain future
Feb 26, 2015
Debt and a slowdown has placed the country at an economic crossroads.
Brazil is facing its worst drought in a century
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 12, 2015
Schoolkids are told not to brush their teeth, and rationing may be on the horizon.
Do Brazilians even want soccer anymore?
Jun 12, 2014
As the World Cup gets underway, Brazilians question the money spent on the events
The number 2,000: Economic lessons from Brazil
Jun 5, 2014
Just because something has never happened before, doesn't mean it's impossible.
Brazil's drought creates a surge in global coffee prices
May 30, 2014
The world's biggest coffee producing country has been hit with a major drought. And the effects are trickling around the world.
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Brazil is not ready to host FIFA
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 6, 2014
Brazil's about to host the World Cup and the Olympics...and they're not ready.
Taking national security to the cloud
by
Molly Wood
Apr 7, 2014
Some countries want to build their own cloud storage space.
For public good, not for profit.
Cuba makes bid for foreign investment with a multi-million dollar port
Jan 30, 2014
The $957 million overhaul of the port of Mariel, in west Havana, is being financed by Brazil, and is in the heart of a special economic development zone.
5 months before the World Cup, half the venues aren't finished
by
Wyre Davies
Jan 24, 2014
Less than five months before Brazil's World Cup kicks off, 6 out of 12 venues are still unfinished.
Brazil's fine line between price gouging and turning a profit
Oct 21, 2013
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff convenes a committee to monitor prices and service ahead of next year’s World Cup to head off price gouging. But for retailers, there’s a fine line between appropriately responding to increased demand and taking advantage.