TIM Participacoes S.A., Listed Company, CNPJ/MF No 02.558.115/0001-21, NIRE 33 300 276 963
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL-- - TIM Participações S.A. filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .In compliance with the New ...
Brazil Fast Food Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
Brazil Fast Food Corp. , the second largest fast-food restaurant chain in Brazil with 891 points of sale, operating under the Bob’s brand, KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo as franchisee of Yum! Brands, and Doggis as franchisee of Gastronomía & Negocios S.A.
Chevron Brazil Spill Shows Drillers Still Trip in Crises
Last Nov. 7, something went wrong at a deep-sea oil well operated by Chevron Corp. (CVX) 230 miles (370 kilometers) northeast of Rio de Janeiro.
Vale first-quarter net falls on rains, lower prices
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Brazil Navy investigates new oil spill off coast
BRASILIA (Reuters) - An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country's oil production capacity. The Navy said it has sent a team to investigate and has no immediate estimate of the leak's size. Petrobras ...
How Brazil Is Making an Example of Chevron
After an oil spill, Brazil has Chevron in its sights. Inside the fight surrounding some of the biggest untapped oil reserves in the world
Bovespa Futures Advance on Cheapest Valuations in Four Months
Bovespa-index futures advanced, a sign Brazil’s benchmark stock gauge may pare a fourth weekly drop, as the cheapest valuations in more than four months spurred speculation the recent rout may have been excessive.
YPF Seeks Waivers on Debt Repayment Rights After Seizure
YPF SA (YPFD) , Argentina’s largest oil producer, is seeking to ensure creditors relinquish rights for immediate payment on part of its $1.6 billion debt following the company’s nationalization.
Brazil Fast Food Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results
Brazil Fast Food Corp. , the second largest fast-food restaurant chain in Brazil with 880 points of sale, operating under the Bob’s brand, KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo as franchisee of Yum! Brands, and Doggis as franchisee of Gastronomia & Negocios S.A.
Brazil Steelmaker Usiminas Reshuffling Staff, Not Firing En Masse -Union
Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USIM5.BR, USZNY), or Usiminas, is reshuffling employees in the interests of efficiency but isn't firing en masse, a union leader representing workers at the company's Ipatinga works said Wednesday.