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Brazil's Bid for Foreign Markets
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and his Brazilian counterpart, Antonio Patriota, at a news conference in Rio de Janeiro on June 11. (VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Brazil's Bid for Foreign Markets

Defense relationships that could define Brazil's position in the world for years to come are at stake.

Jun 12, 2013 | 10:44 GMT
Brazil's Petroleum Sector Resumes Licensing Activities
Petrobras' oil platform P-50 ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images

Brazil's Petroleum Sector Resumes Licensing Activities

Despite significant political, bureaucratic and legal hurdles, Brazil has managed to overhaul its oil and gas sector.

May 20, 2013 | 07:00 GMT
Paraguayan President-elect Horacio Cartes in Asuncion on April 21 PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images

Paraguay's Economics of Necessity

Asuncion's options in trade relationships are constrained by geography.

Apr 23, 2013 | 08:44 GMT
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