Economy: p20
p23 Sport:
Brazil may help finance Europe
OCT 31st - NOV 6th 2011
QUEENS of the sand
ISSUE NO. : 046 | WWW.BRAZILIANPOST.CO.UK
HIGHLIGHTS: Brazil WCup-14:
P04
FIFA plans cheap WC tickets for Brazilians
Made in UK:
P07
UK population 'to hit 70m by 2027'
SHOWBIZ:
P11
Peaches Geldof caught stealing!
WHAT'S UP:
P15
Extended Weekend - Hot Vox Festival
WORLD:
P18
Floods bring Thai capital to a halt
ECONOMY:
P21
Sterling's chance to break free
SPORT:
P22
NBA Rundown over the years
SÃO PAULO: Brazil's Own Manhattan São Paulo is almost beyond the imagination, a megacity of almost 20 million that sprawls like Los Angeles and boasts enough skyscrapers to vie with New York. The gritty financial engine of the new Brazil, São Paulo exerts influence over commerce, media and culture. It is an “urban labyrinth that reaches toward the infinite.” It might not have the palm-fringed glamour of Rio de Janeiro, but in the view of urbane Paulistanos, Brazil has only one truly global city: theirs.
>> more on p19
02
Brazil
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
EDITOR MARCELO MORTIMER 078 2816 5812 marcelo@brazilianpost.co.uk ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR ASHWINI AGRAWAL ashwini@brazilianpost.co.uk SUB-EDITOR
SAO PAULO'S REAL ESTATE BOOM According to Simon Kinnie, senior investment analyst at Standard Life Investments, Sao Paulo is just one centre to have seen a positive effect on its real estate sector due to "improving global growth". He explained that there are often "limited options" for those seeking new space in the city, especially in its office sector, which bodes well for the area's performance. Investors can expect returns to be "elevated" if they put their money into real estate in the Brazilian city, Mr Kinnie added. Recently, research organisation RNCOS released data that shows the Brazilian housing market has experienced "tremendous growth" over the past few years. The report went on to claim that Brazil's real estate sector is one of "the most profitable and dynamic industry in Latin America". As Brazil's economy soars, partly as a result of China's great appetite for its commodities, like iron ore and soybeans, not to mention the oil recently found in abundance offshore, Sao Paulo prospers. A surge in deal-making and the resilience of Brazil's currency, the real, has attracted foreign investment bankers, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists. Well-educated Brazilians are returning from abroad. Compensation in some executive suites now rivals the pay on Wall Street. All these people need a place to live. Still, buildings aren't going up fast enough to satisfy the population, and a housing deficit persists. For the poor with dreams of joining the growing middle class, this means living cheek by jowl in favelas. For the rich seeking to avoid the infamous traffic jams, it means surreal competition for apartments that can be downright ordinary in prestigious and strategically located neighborhoods. The market-research firm IBOPE Inteligência found that prices for newly constructed apartments across São Paulo climbed 31 percent from a year ago. Prices for existing properties in some coveted neighborhoods surged even higher: apartments in Jardins were up 81 percent; Itaim Bibi rose 59 percent.
“The market's getting a little out of hand,” says Marcos Faria Lamacchia, a banker who bought his apartment in Jardim América two years ago and was recently offered a price in the millions of dollars, double what he paid. “I'd rather put my money in Miami, where it's still possible to buy low.” Despite such concerns, renting or buying real estate in São Paulo has become a contact sport. A furnished penthouse apartment in the wellheeled Jardins district might rent for as much as $20,000 a month, a sum unimaginable a short time ago. The penthouse in the new Daniel Libeskind building going up in the ritzy Itaim Bibi area recently sold for $12 million. An apartment owned by the heiress Athina Onassis in the Chateau Margaux building in Vila Nova Conceição, near Ibirapuera Park, sold for about $20 million last year. Broader access to credit fuels a lot of the buying. Traditionally, Brazilians bought homes without much bank financing, often putting up cash and bartering other properties or even automobiles as part of each deal. Or they simply rented. But economic stability now gives Brazilians access to loans with interest rates in the neighborhood of 12 percent. While that rate might be unthinkable to Americans, it is a big shift for Brazilians happy to have any type of home loan in a country with a history of hyperinflation and high interest rates. Apartment flipping, especially at the high end, is growing more common. Many of the new luxury buildings are sleek, rectangular affairs but smogdarkened high-rises from earlier booms still occupy big swaths of São Paulo. Rarer are the elegant districts that have preserved their allure, like Jardim Europa, with its winding streets and shady pitanga trees. One aesthetic that hasn't changed much in the latest boom involves security. While São Paulo's once-horrific homicide rate has declined, crime — robberies and home invasions — remains a preoccupation. Guarding those elegant mansions in Jardim Europa are towering walls with gunmen at their sentry posts.
PACO DE LA COBA ANA TOLEDO ana@brazilianpost.co.uk
ART DEPARTMENT JIG SARVAIYA ERNESTO KURIACOSE WRITING GASTRONOMIA E TENDÊMCIAS PACO DE LA COBA Paco@brazilianpost.co.uk ANGÉLIQUE BERGÉ angelique@brazilianpost.co.uk FASHION ZAZA OLIVA zaza@brazilianpost.co.uk WHAT’S UP DADA BUENO dada@brazilianpost.co.uk COMPANY/OPINION MARCELO MORTIMER editor@brazilianpost.co.uk SHOWS/EVENTS DUDA PICARDO ECONOMY CHRISTIANO HOLANDA cholanda@brazilianpost.co.uk PHOTOGRAPHY FERNANDO TRESSENO MIRELLA TOME THAIS GOMES THIAGO VIANA DISTRIBUTED BY BR JET PRIVATE distribution@brazilianpost.co.uk ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS: EL IBERICO THE INDIAN POST PUBLISHED BY THE BRAZILIAN POST LIMITED
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Brazil
03
Brazil sets up Peugeot plans Truth Commission to double on rights abuses production in Brazil
Brazil's Senate agreed to set up a Truth Commission to investigate human rights violations during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, officials said. The legislation passed, according to the congressional news agency, having already been approved by the House of Deputies, and now awaits President Dilma Rousseff's signature to take effect. Rousseff, a former guerrilla fighter now aged 63, is Brazil's first woman and second leftist to be elected president. She had urged Congress to act swiftly on the Truth Commission bill, seen as key to national reconciliation, which was put before lawmakers by her predecessor, also of the Workers Party, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The commission is meant to investigate issues including politically motivated abductions in the Cold War-era, rights abuses and murders over a time span longer than the dictatorship -- 19461988. It does not however lift an amnesty for those who carried out the repression, in effect since 1979, and upheld last year by the Supreme Court. Brazil has acknowledged 400 abductions and presumed deaths during the dictatorship. Other countries in southern South America which had right-wing dictatorships and political abuses and killings during the 1960s-80s - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile - have put some of the perpetrators of the era on trial. Brazil, however, has not.
Outraged Brazilians 'occupy' downtown Rio Around 150 Brazilian activists held signs with angry slogans in downtown Rio de Janeiro in an "Occupy Rio" protest inspired by similar demonstrations in Spain and the United States. "2012 Is the End of the Capitalist World," read one sign. "Why is the world for everyone, but so many people are hungry?" asked another. The activists, inspired by the "outrage" protests in Madrid and the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrators in New York, moved into Rio over the weekend and are staying in tents pitched in the Cinelandia Plaza. "It is not enough to combat the symptoms without addressing the cause," said a female protester who refused to give her name, citing the need to maintain "the horizontal
nature of this movement. The cause of most of the problems in our world is the capitalist system," added the woman, who said she had a degree in environmental studies. The Brazilian protesters are mostly high school and college students, and members of leftist parties. Many are in direct online contact with similar protests around the world. Brazilian protesters are also angry over forced expropriations made to build infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, as well as the building of the giant Belo Monte dam in an Amazon region of Para state. A similar-sized group of "outraged" protesters has been camped out in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil's industrial and financial capital, since October 15.
French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen plans to double production in Brazil by 2015, part of a global shift towards emerging economies hastened by the downturn in Europe and the United States. Peugeot aims to produce 300,000 vehicles per year and increase its production of engines from 280,000 to 400,000 per year by then, its head of Latin American operations, Carlos Gomes, announced last Wednesday. "This is a long-term investment, as we believe in the market," Gomes told reporters. The agreement was signed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and the visiting chairman of Peugeot's supervisory board, Thierry Peugeot. Peugeot plans to invest some $240 million per year as part of the expansion, for a total investment of $940 million by 2015, a spokesman said. The company currently produces some 150,000 vehicles per year in South America's largest country, where it is the fifth largest producer, behind Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford. Brazil represents five percent of the company's world sales and is projected to grow to between seven and eight percent by 2015, Gomes said.
04
Brazil
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Brazil ex-president FIFA plans cheap WC tickets for Lula diagnosed Brazilians with throat cancer
Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who governed Brazil for eight years and left power with record-high approval ratings, was diagnosed with throat cancer, a hospital said Saturday. Following a series of tests, the 66-year-old Lula "was diagnosed with a tumor located in his larynx" and will receive outpatient chemotherapy treatment, the Sao Paulo Hospital said. The former president was otherwise in good health. President Dilma Rousseff, a Lula protege, warmly wished her former boss a speedy recovery. "Thanks to preventative exams, the tumor was discovered at a stage that allows it to be treated and cured," she said. "With his strength, determination and capacity to overcome all types of adversities," Lula "will also overcome this challenge." Lula left power with a soaring 80 percent approval rating after two consecutive terms from January 2003 to December 2010. The former copper factory worker's social programs helped lift 29 million Brazilians out of poverty, and his foreign policy turned Brazil into a global power player. The news came as a shock to Brazilians, unaware that Lula was ill. He will have his first chemotherapy session on Monday. Since leaving office, Lula has often traveled abroad, and has been busy with his activities as head of the governing Worker's Party.
FIFA will make half-price tickets available for Brazilians aged 65 and over at the 2014 World Cup finals, amid plans to make all tickets cheaper for fans from the host nation. Brazilian law states that people aged over 65 are entitled to half-price tickets but FIFA had initially refused to follow the policy, sparking anger in Brazilian political circles, before relenting. However, Jerome Valcke, secretary general of world football's governing body, said in an interview published in last Tuesday's edition of newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo that half-price tickets could not be made available to other specific groups, such as "blood donors, students or former players". FIFA and the Brazilian government are at loggerheads over the sale of cheap tickets to students, in line with Brazilian law, and over the sale of alcohol in stadia, with Valcke insisting cheaper tickets across the board is a more viable option.
Brazil to invest $13.7 bln in technical education
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff last Wednesday signed a bill which will provide as much as 13.7 billion U.S. dollars to increase students' access to technical schools in the next three years. Under the so-called "National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment" (Pronatec), the government expects to create eight million places in technical courses. Next to its investment in the nationwide program for the 2011-2014 period, the government plans tax-deductible funding from private companies. A total of 208 technical schools are being built, 35 of which are expected to be finished by the end of this year. In addition to building new public technical schools, the government is also cooperating with private institutions to offer more free courses. In an official statement, Rousseff said the program will help increase the quality of education in Brazil. She said although the country has managed to establish access to universal education, the quality of education needs to improve. "We have the challenge to ensure qualification to our youngsters and our adults, who in the past did not have the opportunity to get this qualification," Rousseff said. She said the technical schooling must "combine general information, practical teachings and the necessary qualification to face the economy of knowledge and technological sophistication."
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Brazil
Brazil has thousands working in forced labor: ILO
Thousands of people still toil in forced labor in Brazil, despite government attempts to curtail the practice, the International Labour Organization said in a new report. Since 1995, more than 40,000 people have been rescued from forced labor, citing field reports from the poor, rural areas in the country's northeast and interviews with 121 people who were released between 2006 to 2007. The workers were found to be mostly black males who grew up in poverty, began working as children and had little formal education, said the ILO report. Many of them were working in near slave-like conditions without contracts and did not receive any salary, doing long hours of manual labor without the possibility of leaving their remote work sites, the report said. Those who were paid were forced to use their pitiful wages to buy food and pay for lodging, often in tents or huts without running water or sanitation facilities. Some were even required to pay for their work tools. Many of the men rescued ended up back in similarly difficult working conditions, the report noted. Employers were said to be mainly white men from the affluent southeast of Brazil, Latin America's largest economy.
Brazil Indians in dam protest release 7 hostages Brazilian authorities say Kaiabi Indians have released seven people they had been holding hostage to oppose construction of a dam. The Justice Ministry says five employees of the government's Indian affairs agency and two workers for an electric company were released last Sunday in good condition. They had been held for five days in the Amazon community of Kururuzinho. The Kaiabi oppose the construction of a dam and demand speedier official recognition of their land in Mato Grosso state. The ministry said in a statement last Monday that demarcation of the land will start soon. A Kaiabi delegation will fly to the capital within a week for further negotiations. The 1,200-member Kaiabi tribe says the dam will harm its fishing and sacred sites.
SÃO PAULO BELO HORIZONTE GOIÂNIA RIO VITÓRIA PORTO ALEGRE FLORIANÓPOLIS NATAL CURITIBA FORTALEZA BRASÍLIA LONDRINA SALVADOR RECIFE Atendemos
Impostos não inclusos. Voos disponíveis para Natal e Ano Novo
05
06
Made in UK
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Murdoch Jr WikiLeaks shuts down to be quizzed operations for now again James Murdoch, the apparent heir to his father's News Corp before a phone hacking scandal engulfed the company in July, is to return before the British parliament for further questioning in November. Murdoch and his 80yearold father Rupert appeared before the powerful parliamentary committee in July at the height of the drama, to discuss how journalists at their 'News of the World' tabloid had hacked the phones of thousands of people to generate stories. Since then, however, executives working below James Murdoch have contradicted his testimony over what he knew and when about the illegal activity, which has hammered the reputation and value of the company. The statement came as Murdoch's predecessor at British newspaper arm, Les Hinton, appeared before the same committee for a second time, saying he had not been complicit in a cover up and that he had not realized the scale of the problem. Asked by the committee if he was in any way complicit in letting untruth corrupt the truth, Hinton replied: "I don't think I was complicit in what you were suggesting." He also said he was busy at the time with other areas of the business.
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks on last Monday said it was temporarily stopping publication of exposes to concentrate on economic survival in the face of a blockade by US financial companies. While announcing this, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said that an "arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade" since last December has "destroyed 95% of our revenue". WikiLeaks would need $3.5 million over the next year to continue operating, Assange said, adding that financial problems may lead to the closure of the site at the end of this year. Apparently under US pressure, American financial firms like Visa, MasterCard, Western Union and PayPal had started pulling the plug on WikiLeaks. The immediate reason was the publishing of some 250,000 US state department
cables last year. The refusal by US firms to accept donations has cost the WikiLeaks "tens of millions of dollars" in lost funding, WikiLeaks said. Its founder Julian Assange maintained that donations to the website were running at 100,000 euros a month in 2010, but had dropped to a monthly figure of 6,000 to 7,000 euros this year. While Assange vowed to fight back the economic blockade, his group also issued a statement saying it would stop publishing in order to focus on making money, explaining that the blockade imposed by companies including Visa, MasterCard, Western Union and PayPal left it with no choice. Assange confirmed that WikiLeaks was facing legal cases in Denmark, Iceland, the UK and Australia as well as an existing action in the EU, which were a heavy drain on its resources.
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Made in UK
07
PM Cameron UK population 'to hit 70m by 2027' faces party revolt over EU
Nearly a quarter of the 300odd MPs in Britain's Conservative party, the major partner in the ruling coalition, were challenging the authority of their leader and prime minister, David Cameron, on last Monday by forcing a debate and vote in the House of Commons to have a referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union (EU). Despite a three-line Whip to oppose the motion, right-wing MPs, including some junior ministers, were in a defiant mood as a six-hour debate expected to run late into the night got underway. David Nuttal, a rebel, clamed "two-thirds" of the British people want to pull out of the EU. This is the most serious challenge to Cameron's authority since he became party leader six years ago and the biggest backbench revolt of his 17-month premiership. While this will not defeat the government - as both alliance partner, Liberal Democrats, and the main opposition Labour party were slated to vote against the proposal - it is deeply embarrassing for the prime minister. Leading in to the debate, Cameron argued: "Our national interest is to be in the EU, helping to determine the rules governing the single market." Referring to the crisis currently engulfing the euro currency, he added : "When your neighbour's house is on fire, your first instinct is to put out the flames, stopping them from reaching your house." Conservative backbencher Bernard Jenkin said the public had not been consulted on the issue of Europe for more than 35 years.
When Charles is king, Buckingham will be hotel Prince Charles has plans to move the royal family out of Buckingham Palace, and transform it into a hotel and events centre when he becomes the king, says a book. According to sources quoted in the upcoming book penned by BBC broadcaster Andrew Marr, the 62-year-old Prince wants to put his own stamp on monarchy by formulating a "detailed plan for a first year of change under King Charles III". In fact, the author has claimed in the biography of the Queen that Prince Charles has already distanced himself from the monarch court in the capital. "His succession would be followed by a dramatic clearing out of the current Buckingham Palace staff and the arrival of his own team. One of the more dramatic ideas that has been discussed is for the royal family in his reign to leave the Buckingham Palace entirely, leaving it as a
kind of grand official government hotel and centre for events. "The king would base himself not in London but at Windsor Castle," Marr is quoted as saying in his book. However, palace sources have dismissed it as "complete speculation." A Clarence House spokesman said: "There have been no discussions or plans or meetings at all about this matter, or any plans made about such future arrangements." According to Marr's book, Prince Charles, who has been heir to the throne since 1952, has confided in aides that he wonders if he will outlive his mother, who has in the past ruled out abdicating in favour of her eldest son. However, one source told Marr that abdication has been discussed: "I wouldn't actually rule it out. If she got to a point where she was very old and very tired it could come to be the sensible view."
The UK population is on course to reach 70 million within 16 years, fuelled by the number of migrants coming to the country, figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the UK was set to reach the milestone by mid-2027. Within 25 years, the UK population is set to swell from 62.3 million last year to 73.2 million, with more than two thirds of this increase a result of immigration, the figures showed. Of the 10.9 million increase, 5.1 million (47%) is due to projected net migration, 2.3 million (21%) from migrant women giving birth, and 5.8 million (53%) due to projected natural increase as the number of births outpace deaths. Officials said the UK's population was projected to rise by 438,000 a year until 2035 - the equivalent of adding a city the size of Bristol every year. The new long-term assumption for net migration - the number of people coming to the UK less the number leaving - is 200,000 each year, 20,000 a year more than in the last projections two years ago, the ONS report showed. Some 15,500 of this is based on England alone, with 5,500 extra in Scotland and 500 fewer in both Wales and Northern Ireland. Immigration Minister Damian Green said: "Immigration to the UK has been too high. That's why we have made sweeping changes to get a grip on immigration in this country, closing down routes subject to abuse and taking action against those with no right to be here. “Much has been done, but there is more to do to bring down net migration to the order of tens of thousands a year and ensure migration which benefits the UK."
08
Made in UK
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
UK and Brazil sign agreement on public safety
OMBUDSMAN This is the section in which the Brazilian Post listens to the opinion of its readers about the last edition's front page. You too can send your opinion, get involved! Send your emails to ana@brazilianpost.co.uk Brazil will grow economically by hosting the next World Cup, expanding its tourism & hospitality industry, but it is erroneous to not consider this vision from a practical standpoint. In reality, Brazil is not equipped to host such a large worldwide event. It would be by 2020s, when today's investments generate profit and economic stability; meanwhile in the present, Brazil is taking the risk of being tremendously ridiculed with delays in airports, insufficient accommodation and lack of other necessary infrastructures. The possibility of vulnerable foreign people becoming victims of crimes is scarily high. Another downside that must be acknowledged and addressed is that local supporters and sport enthusiasts will not accept defeat "at home" (which is highly probable) and that increases the probability of rioting which will make things even worse. Brazil still has 2 years to get its act together. If the government boosts its preparations (and the football team as well), it is possible to turn the tables on this situation. And the nationalist that I am, nothing will give me more pleasure and satisfaction than to see Brazil do exactly that. - Flavia Brisola (Guarapuava, PR)
Last week, Brazilian and British governments signed a collaborative agreement on public safety. The meeting took place in London and the Brazilian Minister of Justice JosĂŠ Eduardo Cardozo, represented the federal government. The meeting did not address the situation of Brazilians in UK in particular. On Friday, 28, the Minister invited the Brazilian press in London at the Ambassador's Residence to explain the agreement. According to Cardozo, such deals are necessary for collaboration between the countries for security actions. "We clearly know today that the issue of public safety needs to be addressed and requires integration. Integration of our police with police elsewhere. Exchange of information and intelligence" he said. The minister explained that the Brazilian government is following the process of preparing for the next Olympics taking place in London next year. "We maintain contact with authorities in relation to public security plans that we'll have to do for big events that we will host like the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics," he said. The fight against drug trafficking and organized crime were also guided by the visit. According to Cardozo, police actions must be integrated across boundaries. "For Brazil, the important actions that are been developed in relation to organized crime must reach these police forces. Must take more integrated action, more efficient and with good results." In addition, Eduardo Cardozo attended a seminar sponsored by the Ministry of Justice Brazil and King's College London. The meeting discussed the transition and consolidation of democracy in the country, showing the main public policy folder.
Bishop tells protesters to leave
The Bishop of London has stepped into the row over campaigners camped outside St Paul's Cathedral, saying it is "time for the protesters to leave". Anticapitalist protesters set up tents outside the cathedral 11 days ago. Richard Chartres, the third most senior cleric in the Church of England, said in a statement: "This demonstration has undoubtedly raised a number of very important questions. “The St Paul's Institute has itself focused on the issue of executive pay and I am involved in ongoing discussions with City leaders about improving shareholder influence on excessive remuneration. Nevertheless, the time has come for the protesters to leave, before the camp's presence threatens to eclipse entirely the issues that it was set up to address. The Dean and the Chapter, who are responsible for St Paul's, have already made it clear that the protest should come to an end and I fully support that view."
Cameron to miss Rio +20 Earth Summit The Prime Minister will not go to next year's global conference marking 20 years since the original Earth Summit because of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee have called on the Prime Minister to attend the Rio +20 Earth Summit in Brazil next June to show leadership on tackling the environmental crisis facing the world. The conference will focus on the "green economy" and sustainable development, but there are no binding agreements or treaties on the table for the conference. MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee said there could be positive outcomes from the conference, and urged the Prime Minister to attend to show commitment to tackling the problems facing the environment. Joan Walley, chairwoman of the Environmental Audit Committee, said: "The Prime Minister should lead by example. He could make a big difference by demonstrating his commitment to Rio +20 and letting other world leaders know that he will personally be attending." But No 10 said the Prime Minister could not attend the summit as he would be in the UK for the celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
TO ADVERTISE mail us at sales@brazilianpost.co.uk or call Marcelo 078 2816 5812
HIGHLIGHTS: OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Showbiz:
GUIDE
Sales skyrocket for Victoria Beckham. Page 10
What's up: Young Masters. Page 15
Sacred Chat: Alone not Lonely. Page 16
Jennifer Aniston has THE hottest celeb body! : Survey
Fireworks in
LONDON
According to a new poll conducted by FITNESS Magazine and Yahoo!, Jen not only has "the body women want most", but also "the best celebrity abs" and the best body over 40! The actress beat out Halle Berry in two categories, and joins her exhubby, Brad Pitt, as the hottest actor over 40. Angelina Jolie, however, wasn't even mentioned! Page 11
It's been 406 years since Guy Fawkes failed to blow up the Parliament but the thwarted Gunpowder Plot is still marked today with an explosive November night of fireworks, bonfires and sticky toffee apples. London's parks provide a picturesque backdrop for the fireworks, from Enfield Town Park in the north to Brockwell Park in the south, Chestnuts Showground in the east to Ravenscourt Park in the west. The colourful display is just what's needed to brighten up the chilly autumnal night and most displays are supplemented with bonfires, food stalls and funfairs.
presents
AWESOMEOFFER! TWOSOME TO know more about the offerTURN TO PG 24
10
Showbiz
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Hello my beloved readers, The queen of pop Madonna and her daughter have started their search for the next material girl for their clothing line. Snooki has changed her look, but we are not quite sure about it. And some girls are in trouble again, like Courtney Love (is she still a girl, well she thinks so!) for not have returned borrowed jewelry and Peaches was caught stealing at Boots. You know, life is not just difficult for us; even celebrities have their low moments. So come with me, because the freaky show is here! And keep sending me your love and feedback at carla@brazilianpost.co.uk
Attention all! Madonna & Lola maybe looking for you!
Sales skyrocket for Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham has 95 million reasons to celebrate the success of her own clothing line. According to reports, the Victoria Beckham Collection is on track to earn Posh $95 million this year and that's before releasing her lower priced Victoria by Victoria Beckham line. Damn! Congrats Miz Beckham!
Barbra Streisand's secret to keep looking fabulous Madonna and Lola are hosting a "Lucky Stars" modeling search to find the next face(s) of Material Girl! Really! A celebrity-driven panel of judges, led by the current face of Material Girl Kelly Osbourne, will be searching around USA to find the next Material Girls. “Lucky Stars” casting calls will be held at five of Macy's flagship locations. Material Girl contestants should bring a photograph of themselves and be prepared to tell the judging panel why they should be the next Material Girl. Contestants can also upload their photograph to www.materialgirlcollection.com and explain in 100 words or less why they should be selected. The judges will narrow all entries down to 36, which will be placed online to be voted on by the public, narrowing it down to 10 finalists. The top 10 finalists with the highest votes will be flown to New York City, where Madonna and Lola will choose the winners and the new faces of Material Girl's spring 2012 campaign. The "Lucky Stars" winners' ads will debut in fashion and lifestyle magazines and be part of a digital and outdoor campaign and in-store Macy's marketing collateral and receive a $5,000 cash prize. Sounds like an amazing opportunity!
The woman is almost 70, yet she still looks AMAAAZING! So what's Barbra Streisandz's secret? Not exercising, pancakes, and cheap face cream! What?! We want in on THAT diet!! Sure, she's dabbled in exercising before — yoga here, pilates there, but she almost always quits quickly or just stands around and talks to people during the classes. She got some exercise equipment once, but threw it out "in favor of aesthetics." She's tried fad diets — low carb, high protein. But her attempts were always thwarted by pancakes. Mmm, pancakes! Also, she forgoes make up when she can, in favor of creams that have sunscreen to block harmful rays. In fact, her favorite face cream for the night time only costs 7 pounds! A lot of people swear by all those diets and all that exercise stuff, but we say just continue to do what works for you!! Obviously it hasn't been detrimental, you look so good!!
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Showbiz
11
Geldof Snooki Peaches caught stealing!
goes red! Jersey Shore's #1 guidette, and my personal hero when I'm feeling guilty after a night of drinks and embarrassments, Snooki stepped out in New York City on last Monday sporting new two-toned tresses. At least this is better than those ratty looking white streaks she had, isn't it? But how can I put this delicately?
Jennifer Aniston has THE hottest celeb body! : Survey Ai, mama! Yeah, we've known that for a while, but in a recent ranking, Jennifer Aniston has topped the list in not one, not two, but THREE categories! The former Friends star may be 42-years-old now, but she looks just as good (if not better) as she did when she first began playing Ross' main squeeze, Rachel! According to a new poll conducted by FITNESS Magazine and Yahoo!, Jen not only has "the body women want most", but also "the best celebrity abs" and the best body over 40! The actress beat out Halle Berry in two categories, which is no easy feat, and joins her ex-hubby, Brad Pitt, as the hottest actor over 40. Angelina Jolie, however, wasn't even mentioned! In a not-so-honorable mention, Snooki was picked by correspondents to be "the celebrity whose body we're more sick of seeing", with Kim Kardashian not far behind. HA! Love it!
We're not sure why rich celebs feel the need to steal, but Peaches Geldof is at it again! The socialite was caught shoplifting makeup this past Friday from a branch of Boots the Chemists. Is she serious? God, at least try something bigger, something like Mac cosmetics. The 22-year-old was spotted by undercover security placing over $100 worth of makeup into her pockets and bags before heading out of the store. She was caught by security as she tried to leave and taken to a back room where she handed over the stolen goodies. And while most would have called the police to report the incident, Peaches was let go. A customer who was at the store when it all went down, reveals: “I noticed her browsing in the make-up aisle, just the normal cosmetics like Rimmel and L'Oreal. She spent five or 10 minutes there trying things out. I was really surprised to see her openly picking stuff up – foundation, mascara, eyeliner – and putting them in her coat pockets and in her Selfridges bag. She looked around a bit but didn't seem bothered, just dropped them in like it was a normal thing to do." Staff at the store are confirming the news, with one staffer commenting: “Yes,
KISS'
Paul Stanley gets vocal cord surgery Paul Stanleyz, the front man for Kiss, has undergone vocal cord surgery and we hope he's doing okay! That'd be one huge voice to lose for the music industry. And all the rockers out there put up your hands! The procedure was successful for recurring vocal cord issues. Nothing out of the ordinary, and in fact he said it was normal issues that "come with 40 years of preaching rock 'n' roll." HA! "I hold myself to a higher standard than others do. With that in mind, I wanted to remedy a few minor issues that come with 40 years of preaching rock 'n' roll.", he said. We hope you feel better soon, Stanley! Rock and Roll needs you! We need you! The world needs you to rock!
by
Peaches Geldof was caught by an undercover detective with around £60 worth of make-up. She stole plenty. She stuffed it in her handbag and also a small yellow Selfridges bag she was carrying. She was calm when she was caught and wasn't arrested as she handed the stash over. We filled in a recovery note and she has been banned from the store. She wrote down her address and we rang a number to confirm it. I think it was her boyfriend, and we let her go.” This isn't Peaches first incident with shoplifting. Just earlier this year, she was accused of taking items on two other occasions. And we'll just go ahead and say it since you're probably thinking it as well; we're betting Lindsay Lohan wished she lived in London when her "necklace theft" issue went down. Is it for real or a new way of putting her face in the news?
12
London by Night
The Brazilian Post
LONDON BY NIGHT
Micareta Achei Londres which took place at Brixton Academy was a huge success. The much awaited duo Jorge and Mateus gave a thrilling performance in front of a packed house. The show started around 8pm and finished at about 1 in the morning. It was truly an awe inspiring weekend! Check out the photos by Mirelle Tome and Eliezer Costa.
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
London by Night
13
14
Fashion
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Zaza this week presents the varied styles that made the backstage of London Fashion Week. Our columnist photographed bloggers, photographers, stylists, designers and models that were there. Check'm out!
Jo, 21
Emma, 19
Taiwan/student T-Shirt: Harley Davidson in vintage shop: £8 Jacket: Barbour: £180 Leggings: street shop in Taiwan: £2 Shoes: Opening ceremony: £295 Bag: vintage shop: £30 Music: everything Best thing of London: vintage markets
England/student Dress: Urban Outfitters: £45 Top: Topshop: £35 Coat: Topshop: £90 Tights: Asda: £3 Shoes: New Look: £40 Bag: Zartchels: £90 Music: The Smiths Best thing of London: the gigs
Francesca, 19 England/student Scarf: H&M: £7 T-Shirt: Monky: £12 Shirt: H&M: £15 Leggings: H&M: £7 Bag: Urban Outfitters: £40 Trainers: Converse: £35 Music: Bon Iver Best thing of London: the galleries
COOL HUNTER BY
ZAZA OLIVA
Fibi, 22
Taiwan/student Sunglasses: Karen Walker: £100 Scarf: from Japan: £20 Dress: Issa Myaki in a vintage shop: £150 Jumper: grandmother's Socks: Uniqlo: £2 Boots: vintage shop in Japan: £90 Music: everything Best thing of London: the weather
Maira, 25 Brazil/journalist Hat: street market in Spain: £15 Scarf: Camden Market: £10 T-Shirt: H&M: £15 Skirt: H&M: £7 Leggings: Primark: £3 Willies boots: Hunter: £84.95 Music: the asteroids galaxy tour Best thing of London: music scene
Cheng, 23
Snow, 25
Taiwan/shoes designer Hat: Marc Jacobs: £30 Sunglasses: Super: £100 T-Shirt: American Apparel: £15 Jumper: Uniqlo: £20 Coat: Thurs: £220 Trousers: Thurs: £70 Boots: Thurs: £300 Music: Electro Best thing of London: very fast information
Taiwan/student Hat: Paris street market: £5 Sunglasses: Wimbledon market: £1 Dress: Vintage shop: £20 Cardigan: Vintage shop: £36 Tights: Camden Market: £4 Shoes: Sick: £25 Music: " the sound of music ", original soundtrack Best thing of London: information, timeout
The Brazilian Post
What’s Up
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
You don't have anything to do? Dada, our columnist is going to fill your week's schedule with the best programs, cultural tips and all that is happening in London. Make the most of it!
The Brazilian Post
15
OMA Progress Architecture For professionals or fans of architecture a special event is coming up at Barbican. The group of architects OMA has been creating numerous projects in cities all over the world since 1975 and now they will be showing for the first time a couple of works never exhibited in UK before plus a selection of the best projects and creations by the team, including objects, photos, films and articles. Till 19/02/2012 £8 Barbican Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.suspensefestival.com Till 06/11
Itinerant Drawing from Latin America
Puppet Show Forbidden For Kids Puppets are not for kids only. An entire puppetry festival is organised exclusively to entertain adults. The Suspense Festival is produced by Little Angel Theatre and it has been designed to last 10 days bringing a range of performances, masterclasses and symposia across the capital. About 11 venues are hosting the creation of 30 different companies. So don't miss the opportunity to see this kind of art which is wrapped in an adult context and appreciate one or more of the shows the festival has shortlisted for the grownups. Hot tip? The Punumbra Show presented at Roundhouse on 4th, 5th, 6th of October (£12.5) features talented artists using a blend of shadow, human body and puppets. For venues and the complete programm check at
Get to know the ideas of a group of Latin Americans artists about rural and urban subjects. These artists find inspiration for their work, mainly drawings, by traveling and walking. The result of their wandering is all about nomadic places, scenes and things observed along the way and a reflection on everything from people, culture, languages, cities and landscape. Among the artists participating are Brigida Baltar, Jose Tony Cruz, Andre Komatsu, Mateo Lopez, Jorge Macchi, Gilda Mantilla and Raimond Chaves, Nicolas Paris, Ishmael Randall Weeks. Till 13/11 Free Drawing Room 12, Rich Estate, Crimscott Street SE1 5TE Info: 020 7394 5657
George Condo Mental States The American artist George Condo will have 30 years of his career unveiled in a special exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. The artist loved for his humorous style uses
celebrities as inspiration. His work is based on an American caricature, European history portraits as well as Greek mythological figures. The Queen Elizabeth is a constant subject of his art work. Hayward Gallery South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XZ Info: 0871 663 2500
Room in London by Franz West
Extended Weekend - Hot Vox Festival Blue Mondays? Not if you head to Proud Gallery in Camden. A free music festival will bring the best of indie, rock, funk, soul and electro music. If you really want to extend your weekend, there you can! The main room turns into a club after all the live presentations so you can dance till morning. 07/11 Free 7:30pm - 2:30am Proud Camden The Horse Hospital Stables Market Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town Nw1 8AH
Three large lacquered aluminum abstracts are shaping the space of the roof at the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Arts, on The Mall. The three-part sculpture composing the exhibition Room in London, by Austrian artist Franz West is part of the projects the artist has been showcasing around the world. The tallest sculpture is 5m high. All the sculptures were designed to encourage the viewer to interact with them and create relationships that complete the work of art as an active reality. Till 29/01/2012 Free Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall, SW1Y 5AH Info: 020 7930 3647
Young Masters Art lovers and art dealers won't miss out on it. Young Masters is a not-for-profit competition which aims to expose and give international recognition to emerging and newly established artists inspired by the Old Masters. The competition brings together the Exhibition Young Masters, where promising contemporay artists will be exposing their best pieces just next to the Old Masters Collection. Last chance to see. Till 08/10 Sphinx Fine Art 125, Kensington Church Street W8 7LP Info: 02089476782
16
Sacred Chat
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
ALONE NOT LONELY “When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.” - Tennessee Williams.
In 2010 the Mental Health Foundation published a report called 'The Lonely Society.' A survey they commissioned for this report found that 48% of people believe that loneliness is increasing and that 1 in 10 of us often feels lonely. What is loneliness? Loneliness is not so much about being alone, as we can be lonely even though we are busy and know lots of people. Then too, others enjoy spending some time alone. Often this is tied in with time for reflection, self-discovery and creativity. Some people even choose to live in solitude but wouldn't describe themselves as lonely. So, if loneliness isn't all about being alone what is it about? It is, in fact, more to do with the feeling of being disconnected from others, but not just others. It is equally about being disconnected from ourselves and our own inner resources. Loneliness can result from many causes such as lifechanging events, moving towns or non-supportive childhood relationships. So, what can we do about loneliness? Well, maybe begin with taking some positive steps to build up your self-esteem and lift your spirits. A great way is volunteering or helping others out, even just holding the door open for someone whose hands are full. Make a point of reaching out to others in some way at
Aries You may have difficulties sharing your plans with your colleagues. In your mind you seem to have plenty of ideas to achieve your goals, but you prefer to keep them to yourself. Follow your intuition.
Taurus Your friends are missing you. They don't know what's going on because you have been so quiet and so far away from them. It's time to get back on track and enjoy their company. After all they will always be there when you need them.
Gemini Don't hide your feelings behind a wall. Your partner cannot guess how you feel if you don't tell him/her. It's time to heal your injuries and give yourself a chance to love and to be loved.
Cancer You may feel the weight of your duties this week, especially in your family. Don't waste your time arguing with everyone; instead try to stay focused on what you have to do. Everything depends on the way that we face our own issues. If you stay strong in your convictions instead of feeling obliged to them, everything becomes easier and quick.
Leo All you want to do is run away and forget all your issues, but they will follow you wherever you go. From Wednesday onwards, you may see clearly what is important and what is just a waste of your time. You will prioritise things. Give yourself a break have a lovely weekend away with your partner.
Virgo Your desire for freedom has increased day by day.
You may feel living unbearable without this sensation and would want to share with people. If you have a good plan of action in your mind, put aside your fears and start now. You don't need to change everything one day to another, you can start with little steps and you will see that you get there sooner than you thought.
Libra It's time to conquer your place under the sun. Maybe you have reached that promotion or started a fresh relationship and things seems to be good. In fact they are! Enjoy this sensation and don't be scared about tomorrow. Stay focused and you will see whatever happens you are able to keep control. Relax and enjoy each moment.
Scorpio This week the Sun starts shining in Scorpio, you may have the sensation of a new beginning. From Wednesday, the
least once a day and being their friend. You could also enroll on a self-esteem or assertiveness course. Another option is to join a group that runs an activity you enjoy, maybe running, painting or a book club. Also, think about this, could you be more approachable? Try smiling more at people and see if it makes a difference. Arrange to meet people face to face rather than spending so much time online. Take the courage to step out of your comfort zone and actively build healthy relationships. However, don't become so busy that you have no time left for you to get better at being alone without being lonely. Create some “alone time.” Learn to be alone and not lonely. This is about learning to feel comfortable in your own skin and accepting yourself as you are, with all your flaws. It's about becoming your own best friend. It's about liking yourself, feeling good about yourself and enjoying your own company. "You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with." [Wayne Dyer] You could try setting aside some time every day to meditate on and experience your positive qualities, like peace, or take your mind on a holiday using creative visualisation techniques. There are lots of guided CDs around you can use to help you get started with this. If it's a nice day you could go for a walk in the park and pay attention to all that you see, practice being in the present and let your attention be on what you are doing rather than wandering off into the past or future. Simply put, being alone but not lonely is about balancing your “alone time” and your “time with others” and loving both. Inner Space, Covent Garden www.innerspace.gov.uk
Sun is square of the Moon in Aquarius and this may bring misunderstandings within the group at work. However, there is nothing that you can't sort out with a reasonable and mature conversation. Be patient!
Sagittarius This week you may feel very warm and friendly to the people around you, and you are willing to offer emotional or physical support to anyone who needs it. You are generous and giving. People will warm to you, and you should get from others exactly what you give, that is, warmth and affection.
Capricorn You are energetic and selfassured this week. It is a good time, therefore, for telling someone about your feelings or desires. If at present you have a stable relationship then you can talk to your partner about needs which, for some reason, you do not like to discuss.
Aquarius This is an excellent week for starting a new project, particularly one that you can work on by yourself, without having to take orders or coordinate other people's actions. You feel vigorous and have a high level of physical energy. Take advantage of this and go ahead!
Pisces Your ego energies are high, and you demand to be recognized as an individual. If you are not recognized, you are likely to become angry and easily involved in disputes. There is no question that unless you are totally occupied, you will be much more irritable than usual this week. Take it easy and remember sometimes you can be heard without shouting. Renata Fornari is an Astrologer and Tarot Reader. Consultations are available at: refornari@gmail.com
World
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
US drone strike US furious as Karzai backs kills key Pakistan commander in Pakistan
Suspected US unmanned aircraft fired six missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan's rugged tribal region last Thursday, killing five militants, including a close ally to one of the area's top commanders, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The attack in the South Waziristan tribal area killed Khan Mohammed, also known as Sathai, deputy leader of a group of militants led by Maulvi Nazir and also the commander's cousin, said the officials. The strike also killed Nazir's younger brother, Hazrat Omar, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Nazir is one of the most powerful militant commanders in the tribal region and is accused of working with the Taliban and al-Qaida to stage attacks against foreign troops in neighboring Afghanistan. He is believed to have close relations with Pakistani intelligence and agreed to stay neutral when the military invaded South Waziristan in 2009 to fight the Pakistani Taliban, who have focused their attacks against the Pakistani state.
Yemen burns as Saleh plans to quit More than 20 Yemeni civilians, government troops and dissident soldiers were killed in overnight violence after President Ali Abdullah Saleh's latest pledge to step down, medics said on last Wednesday. The deaths in Sanaa and the country's second largest city, Taez, came after Saleh told the US ambassador to Yemen he would sign a Gulfbrokered power transition plan to step down in 30 days. The violence flared on last Tuesday as the government's declaration of a truce with rival forces failed to materialize. A government statement said two civilians were killed on last Wednesday in shelling of residential areas in Sanaa, blaming antigovernment forces for the deaths. In a separate statement, the government said nine of its soldiers fighting tribesmen and rival forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar were also killed.
Gaddafi kin to file plaint against Nato Muammar Gaddafi's family plans to file a war crimes complaint against Nato with the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the alliance's alleged role in his death, the family's lawyer said on last Wednesday. Marcel Ceccaldi, a French lawyer who previously worked for Gaddafi's regime and now represents his family, said a complaint would be filed with the ICC because Nato's attack on the convoy led directly to his death.
17
The Obama administration should rethink its commitment to the fight in Afghanistan, according to American politicians furious with Afghan president Hamid Karzai for saying his country would back Pakistan in a war with the United States. Anger over Mr Karzai's remarks is likely to surface when US secretary of state Hillary Clinton testifies before the house foreign affairs committee, her first congressional appearance since her trip last week to Afghanistan and Pakistan. In an interview last weekend, Mr Karzai told a Pakistani TV station: "If fighting starts between Pakistan and the US, we are beside Pakistan. If Pakistan is attacked and the people of Pakistan need Afghanistan's help, Afghanistan will be there with you." He said his government would not allow any nation, including the United States, to dictate its policies. Those comments drew a sharp rebuke from members of US Congress, including some who have been strong supporters of the decade-plus war in Afghanistan. Connie Mack, a Republican, said the US "needs to have a foreign policy, as President Bush said, you're either with us or against us". American politicians have been critical of Pakistan, demanding it crack down on the Taliban-linked Haqqani network, considered a major threat to American forces.
18
World
The Brazilian Post
Floods bring Thai capital to a halt
Thousands of nervous Bangkok residents flocked to bus, rail and air terminals last Thursday while heavy traffic snaked out of the sprawling Thai capital in an exodus from a mass of approaching floodwater. Water was seeping into central areas of the city of 12 million people, entering the grounds of the Grand Palace after the main Chao Phraya river overflowed at high tide, but most of downtown Bangkok was still dry. A huge runoff from the north equivalent to almost half a million Olympic swimming pools was expected to reach the capital at the same time as seasonal high tides this weekend, testing the city's flood defences. Many residents hunkered down in their homes, surrounded by sandbags or in some cases hastily erected concrete block walls, after the government ordered a five-day holiday for 21 provinces including Bangkok from last Thursday. Much of the country has already been ravaged by the threemonth flood crisis caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains, which has left more than 370 people dead and millions of homes and livelihoods damaged. Thousands of inundated factories have also been shut down, putting more than half a million people temporarily out of work and disrupting global supply chains.
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Snowfall in quake-hit Turkey as toll passes 500 Snow blanketed eastern Turkey last Thursday, complicating rescue efforts and bringing more misery for the thousands left homeless by a devastating earthquake as the death toll surged past 500. Ninety-one hours after disaster struck in the eastern province of Van, rescuers pulled a 19year-old from the rubble in the town of Ercis but the prospects of finding more people alive were fading fast. After the government acknowledged failings in the initial rescue efforts, help from abroad was beginning to arrive, including an aid plane from Israel. But in a sign of the disillusionment with the help they had received so far, some families who had been staying in tents began returning to their homes despite warnings that they were still at risk of collapse from aftershocks. Many families have been forced to sleep in overcrowded tents or even out in the open around fires as the temperatures drop to below freezing.
2,000 protest against govt. in South Africa About 2,000 people last Thursday sang and danced in a square in downtown Johannesburg to demand jobs, in a protest organised by the militant youth wing of the ruling African National Congress. Protesters were bused in from around the country to support the Youth League leader Julius Malema, who accuses his party's government of not doing enough to create jobs in a country with 25.7 percent unemployment. They plan to march to the Chamber of Mines and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, before making a 60kilometre (35-mile) trek to the capital Pretoria where they plan to hold a vigil in the evening. The protest has created divisions within the ANC, which rejected the Youth League's plan to camp out on the lawn of the Union Buildings, the seat of government. In a statement last Wednesday, the party acknowledged that it "was too late to stop the march", but called on the youth league to tone down its rhetoric and avoid any violence. Malema's outspoken rhetoric has strained his ties with the ANC, which is wrapping up a disciplinary process against him after he called for "regime change" in neighbouring Botswana. When the disciplinary hearings opened in August, Malema supporters vandalised shops in downtown Johannesburg.
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
World
19
Arco Iris Residential delivers 92 more houses Coinciding with the second phase of the Brazilian government housing programme "My House, My Life," ECOHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS will deliver 92 more houses in August under its Arco Iris Residential project, in Natal, RN. Working hard at the construction site with heavy machinery and 192 men, including engineers, master-builders, bricklayers, carpenters, machinists, Arco Iris Residential completed its second phase of the project, paying for their investors with returns of 20% over the capital invested in one year. In September, the third phase of Arco Iris Residential project onsets : the construction of 92 more houses.
Arco Iris Phase I - View of the houses ot be handled to the owners
Surrounded by natural beauty, the Arco Iris Residential II begins to take shape
Arco Iris Residential I - you can choose the house style
Aerial view of Arco Iris Residential completely urbanized, fully integrated into the city of Natal and a few meters from the Federal Highway
INVEST IN THE FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY IN THE WORLD FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR ARMCHAIR FULLY SECURE AND PROTECTED BY U.K. LEGISLATION U.K. ESCROW ACCOUNT U.K. REGULATED LAWYER
Invest in Brazil Today The Safe Way with Ecohouse Developments ECOHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS, Office 306, 2 Sheen Road, Richmond,Surrey, TW9 1AE
0203 468 6910 Email: info@ecohousedevelopments.com Website: www.ecohousedevelopments.com
20
Economy
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Gauging the fallout of another rescue cholanda@brazilianpost.co.uk
SPEED NEWS: Total's net rises 17%
France-based oil producer Total said its third-quarter net profit rose 17% as high oil prices offset a slight decline in output and its refining and marketing business improved its profitability.
Popular's net drops 41%
Banco Popular Espanol sought to reassure investors that it can cover a €2.36 billion capital shortfall without having to seek state aid, despite a 41% drop in third-quarter net profit.
Big banks blink on new card fees
J.P. Morgan Chase has decided that it won't charge customers who use their debit cards to make purchases. Other big banks have made similar choices.
Saab to be sold for $142 mln
Swedish Automobile said it will sell 100% of Saab Automobile and Saab Great Britain for $142 million to Pang Da Automobile Trade and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile.
MF Global's pressures mount
Fitch Ratings downgraded the broker-dealer's credit to junk status and, according to insiders, at least one major broker ceased some trading activities with the firm.
Porsche upbeat as profit & sales rise
Porsche Automobil Holding SE's sportscar unit posted higher operating profit, revenue and vehicle sales for the first nine months, the latest sign that demand for luxury cars remains unaffected by wider economic concerns.
Another European plan to fix its sovereign debt problem has initiated another sharp market rally. But will the enthusiasm over the latest rescue effort last longer than the optimism that greeted past plans, only to slowly fade away? The market's quick embrace of the latest effort to tackle Greece's mammoth debt burden and restore confidence in the Continent's banks reflected hope that this plan was broader and more robust than previous ones. “It's not a silver bullet, but it makes things manageable to some extent,” said Gilles Moec, cohead of economic research for Deutsche Bank. Though vague on details, others said, it is clearly a step in the right direction after many missteps. But skeptics quickly emerged, saying some of the main elements of the plan may not be as good as they looked initially, starting with whether it will truly deliver as much debt relief to Greece as promised, and whether it is sufficient to buttress potentially troubled banks. Moreover, they add, plenty of things will have to go right to ensure its success, and plenty could go wrong to derail it. “It's another patchwork effort,” said Richard
Brazil may help finance Europe
Brazil's government is prepared to lend reserves from the central bank to help finance the rescue package for the European Union, but hasn't yet determined how much it would offer, a government official said last Friday. "The idea is to come out of this G20 meeting with a solution for this crisis," said the official, who asked not to be identified. The heads of state of the Group of 20 will meet in Cannes, France, this week, and top of the agenda is finding some way out of the financial turmoil that has beset Europe for months. "If there's consensus that the EU package is adequate, we would be willing to help via the IMF," said the official. The Brazilian government would prefer to lend the money through a bilateral agreement with the International Monetary Fund, he said. Technically, Brazil's reserve levels, which stand at around $352 billion, wouldn't change. Instead, they'd just be held at the IMF. The government hasn't yet decided whether it would contribute directly to a special purpose vehicle set up by the European Union. However, a third option, that of a so-called trust fund, "is rather nebulous," he concluded.
Cookson, global chief investment officer of Citi Private Bank. “It's trying to tide things over for the euro zone, and it has worked a bit today. But the half-life of the euphoria seems to diminish with every package that comes along.” And David Watts, senior European strategist for CreditSights, said, “It's certainly hard to see this as the bazooka that the market has been calling for. There are very real risks that this will prove to be just another divot in the road.” The yield on Italy's 10year bond, which recently hit a high of 6 percent on concern over the country's debt and commitment to fiscal reform, remained uncomfortably high at 5.8 percent after the agreement was announced. And the interest rates on Spanish and French bonds narrowed only slightly as well, reflecting a deeper concern that this plan would not provide a magic cure for Europe's debt problems. Finally, even if all the components fall into place for Greece, looming on the horizon is the debt burden of other countries, including Ireland, Portugal, Spain and especially Italy, which owes more than $2 trillion and is the world's fourth-largest borrower after the United States, Japan and Germany.
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Economy
21
Sterling's chance to break free From my point of view, this may finally be the U.K.'s chance to capitalize on the euro zone's woes. Economically, the euro zone continues to throw salvos at the U.K.– last Monday's purchasing managers' index pointing to recession in the region was very much a case in point. But, political moves to edge the 17 members of the euro closer to a federal Europe should provide an opportunity for the U.K. to ease itself away. And, this should be good news for the U.K. and even the pound in the long-term. Much will depend on how Prime Minister David Cameron handles calls by European Union President Herman Van Rompuy to explore the possibility of limited treaty change. Mr. Cameron was quick to suggest that this would give the U.K. an opportunity to “repatriate powers back to Britain.� On the surface, his enthusiasm could be just a sop to the euro sceptic rebels in his own parliamentary party who are keen for a referendum on the U.K.'s membership of the European Union.
However, if Mr. Cameron were able to negotiate a reduction in the U.K. contribution to the euro zone while EU treaties are being rewritten, the prime minister could help not only to reduce the monetary burden but also lower the political tensions that the euro zone often inflicts this side of the English Channel. The economic importance of the euro zone for the U.K. is becoming abundantly clear as the region slips into recession and threatens to drag the U.K. economy with it. On last Monday, new data showed that both manufacturing and service PMI's across the region sank even lower into contraction territory, with even German manufacturing succumbing to the downtrend. This is hardly good news for the U.K., which is already struggling to keep its deficit reduction program on track despite higher-than-expected unemployment as well as
Brazil loans $300 mln to Zimbabwe for farming Brazil has given Zimbabwe a $300 million loan to support its farms under a programme to increase food production in Africa, state media said last Thursday. "The More Food for Africa programme is important for the country as it has managed to address some of the challenges we have been facing in securing lines of credit to support the agriculture sector," Joseph Made, Zimbabwe's agriculture minister, said. Zimbabwe embarked on controversial land reforms in 2000, violently seizing 4,000 white-owned commercial farms and resettling them with blacks. Since then the country has faced chronic food shortages. President Robert Mugabe, who spearheaded the land reforms, has blamed the shortages on droughts and lack of farming supplies. However independent analysts say the farms that were grabbed are now being under utilised as many of the new owners lack agricultural skills. In March, Made said six of the the country's 10 provinces were facing "severe food shortages" and appealed for aid in what has become an annual ritual in a nation that was once a food exporter. Mugabe in August said agriculture production is on the "rebound" after increases of tobacco and cotton production. Zimbabwe needs 2.2 million tonnes of maize to feed itself, but according to government projections only 1.7 million tonnes were harvested this year, with the remainder being met through imports. Two months ago the United Nations appealed to donors to contribute $488 million to Zimbabwe to avert hunger caused by drought this year.
an inflation rate that remains stubbornly high at 5.2%. With domestic demand slumping, and confidence data later this week expected to confirm that there is little chance of an early recovery, the U.K. dependence on exports will only intensify. A recession in Europe at this stage is the last thing the U.K. needs. The euro zone's inability to resolve its debt crisis also remains a threat to U.K. banks. Even if EU leaders manage to come up with a plan for preventing contagion at this Wednesday's leader's summit, the extent of any recapitalization of European banks will remain in question, especially given the risk of future sovereign debt write-downs, or haircuts, if other peripheral debtors are unable to meet their obligations. Hope I'm not sounding like a pessimist.
David Cameron's local troubles
However bad you might think David Cameron is at managing relations with his own parliamentary party, he is worse than that. The enmity and mistrust between the Conservative leader and his backbenchers are long-standing realities that have been exposed and aggravated, but not invented, by the recent House of Commons vote on whether Britain should hold a referendum on its membership of the European Union (EU). Around 80 Tories defied a three-line whip by voting in favour of a referendum, though the opposition of the Labour Party meant that the government was never going to lose the vote on the motion, which would not have been binding anyway. This problem, say Tory MPs, is Mr Cameron's aloof leadership style. Tony Blair ensured his kitchen cabinet included people who could serve as emissaries to his parliamentary party, such as Jon Cruddas and Fraser Kemp. They were much more left-wing than him but that, combined with their collegiality and street smarts,
was why the former Labour prime minister valued them. Mr Cameron's aides are as indifferent to Tory backbenchers as he is, say critics. George Osborne keeps in touch with MPs but he has a day job to be getting on with; Number 10 itself needs to be more humble and assiduous in cultivating the parliamentary party. This is not, I assure you, only about ideology. I know impeccably "modernising" MPs who despair of Number 10's haughtiness. There was another reason why Tony Blair, despite disagreeing with his party on so much, took far longer to encounter the kind of hostility from his own side that is dogging Mr Cameron after only eighteen months as prime minister. He won elections, lots of them. Even the most ornery MPs will tolerate remoteness and arrogance from the top of their party if the people up there are winners. Mr Cameron and his tight circle of advisers failed to clinch what many regarded as an eminently winnable general election last year.
22
Sport USA win women's hockey to book Olympic spot
The United States upset Argentina 4-2 in the Pan American Games women's field hockey final, booking the Americans a place in the 2012 London Olympics. Argentina, a world power in the sport, can still reach the Olympics but will need to place well enough at a global qualifying tournament in order to reach England next July. Paige Selenski opened the scoring for the United States in the 12th minute, with Shannon Taylor boosting the Americans' edge three minutes later. Argentina answered when Maria Barrionuevo converted off a penalty corner in the 18th minute, but Katie O'Donnell gave the Americans a 3-1 lead off a penalty shot in the 35th. Barrionuevo scored her second goal on a penalty in the 42nd minute, but the South Americans could not hit the equalizer and Michelle Vittese added an insurance goal in the 66th minute for the US women.
The Best
BRAZILIAN RESTURANT In London h al Dis Speci Day e of th
£5ke! away
Best Price and Quality
a only t
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
Records x Shiny suits Melissa Franklin (USA) cracked the world short-course record with a 2:00.03 victory in 200m backstroke at the Berlin round of the Arena World Cup last week. The effort was the first world record of the season and the first solo effort by a woman in a short-course or long-course pool since shiny suits were banned from January 1, 2010. The moment also delivered a $10,000 world-record bonus cheque. "It's such a great pool, such a great time, its just incredible," said Franklin, world long-course champion in Shanghai last July, post victory before cupping her mouth with her hand, hardly daring to believe that she had made the world record book for the first time.
NBA Rundown over the years
ŸThe Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships (17), including seven straight from
Enjoy Cold Beer
1960 to 1966. ŸKareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played 20 seasons in the NBA, holds the record for most points
scored in his career with 38,387. ŸOn March 2, 1962, Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game against
New York. That is the most a player has ever scored in one game. ŸCurrent Atlanta Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens has won more basketball games than any other
Live Music Central and Convenient Location New Ambience for your Private Party. Call Us!
Open from 12 Noon Tuesday To Sunday
coach. ŸThe American Basketball Association (ABA) was a 10-team rival league to the NBA that began
play in the 1967-68 season and folded nine years later, after the 1975-76 season. Four current NBA teams – Indiana, Denver, New York, and San Antonio – originated in the ABA. ŸThe NBA instituted the three-pointer before the 1979-80 season, an idea it borrowed from the ABA. ŸThe Chicago Bulls have won all six NBA Finals in which they've appeared.
Water skier loses PanAm medal for doping Canadian water ski wakeboarder Aaron Rathy returned a Pan American Games silver medal on last Friday after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine, the Canadian Olympic Committee said. In a statement, officials said they were notified on last Tuesday of the A-sample positive for the Nanaimo, British Columbia, resident. A Pan American Sport Organization disciplinary commission panel conducted a hearing on Friday and disqualified Rathy and ordered the return of his silver medal. Rathy said his positive was inadvertent, stemming from his taking a nutritional supplement at a health food store and said "to my knowledge (the supplement) was all safe to take."
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
The Brazilian Post
Sport
23
QUEENS of the sand
New Jersey F1 Grand Prix
The introduction of Formula 1 to the US state of New Jersey from 2013 is "huge news" for the sport, says former team owner Eddie Jordan. The New York skyline is the backdrop to the 3.2-mile circuit which will be the second US track on the calendar alongside a race in Austin. "New York is one of the major cities in the universe," said Jordan. "We have been wanting to go somewhere like this for a decade now, this is huge news." Formula 1 has been held at various venues in the United States, but November 2012's United States Grand Prix in Austin will be the first time the country has hosted a race since Lewis Hamilton's victory in Indianapolis in 2007. The New Jersey race, which is to be called the Grand Prix of America, is predicted to attract up to 100,000 spectators throughout the race weekend. The 2012 season is made up of 20 races across five continents and Jordan, who ran the Jordan F1 team from 1991 to 2004, believes the addition of New Jersey the year after will strengthen both the racing pedigree and commerical value of Formula 1.
Brazil's Larissa França and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva were officially crowned FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour 2011 champions on last Friday after USA's Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the only team who could have mathematically beaten the duo, did not register to take part in the final event of the year - the Phuket Open. With May-Treanor and Walsh absent, there is no chance of any other team catching Larissa/Juliana, who currently stand with 6,920 points following six gold medals on this year's Tour. May-Treanor/Walsh could have caught their long-time rivals if they finished first in Phuket and the Brazilian pair finished fifth or lower.The Brazilian tandem, who also wrapped up the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championship in Rome, Italy on June 19, have now won the women's World Tour title six times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), equaling compatriots Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede's record. Shelda currently holds the title for most World Tour crowns with seven following victory in 2008 with Ana Paula Connolly. However, they will be looking to add a 43rd gold medal to their tally from November 1 to 6 in Phuket, Thailand where the 2011 World Tour draws to a close.
Pele : Brazil not ready to host WC Brazil is not yet ready to host the 2014 World Cup, football great Pele said. According to Pele, chaotic organization and communication difficulties are the biggest problems facing Brazil as it prepares for the World Cup. "Brazil is not ready," Pele said. "Not yet, it is not ready. The biggest problem, I think, is the organization, that is a big problem, so too is the communications." But despite his fears, Pele said he was confident all "will run smoothly" by the time the World Cup gets under way. "I am now working directly with the president of Brazil who is doing her best to help out with the organization," he said. In July, president Dilma Rousseff named Pele the honorary ambassador for the World Cup. At the time, he criticized delays in building stadiums and other infrastructure.
Football updates The CBF confirmed on last Thursday morning that Brazil will take on Egypt on 14th November 2011 in Doha, Qatar - host city of the 2022 World Cup. The shortlist for the Women's FIFA Ballon d'or award has been announced and Brazil's challenge will once more be headed by the influential Marta, who has won the award five consecutive years, is the closest thing the women's game has to Lionel Messi and will hope to take home a sixth title this year. Corinthians President Andres Sanches has been talking at the "Sports Seminar - Management and Sports Marketing in Paulista Football" about his continued plans to bring Carlos Tevez back to the Pacaembu in 2012. Having submitted a bid of approximately £40 million in the summer, but now the club are returning with a meagre £16 million bid, following Tevez's recent problems in Manchester. The Football Association of São Paulo announced the schedule for the 43rd edition of the Copa São Paulo youth tournament, to be contested in January 2012, on last Friday. Ninetysix teams will take part, divided into 24 groups, with the tournament running between January 3rd and January 25th.
TO ADVERTISE mail us at sales@brazilianpost.co.uk or call Marcelo 078 2816 5812
24
TheBrazilianPost
The Brazilian Post
OCT 31st - NOV 06th 2011
presents
AWESOMEOFFER! TWOSOME Your favourite newspaper The Brazilian Post completes One year and to celebrate its 1st Anniversary, we are releasing Twin Collector's Issues:
PORTUGUESE COLLECTOR'S ISSUE Dec 05th, 2012 ENGLISH COLLECTOR'S ISSUE Dec 12th, 2012
SPECIAL 1ST ANNIVERSARY OFFER Advertise in 1 and get 2nd for only 50% These extra-special issues will have more pages | more copies | more punch reaching out to your customers during this festive season.
For more details, call Marcelo on 078 2816 5812 or email: marcelo@brazilianpost.co.uk