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Neymar: Brazil forward out of 2014 Fifa World Cup with back injury
BBC NEWS
Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup with a broken bone in his back sustained in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia.
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff defends World Cup organisation
BBC NEWS
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has defended the way her country has organised the football World Cup, which kicks off next week in Sao Paulo.
Easter deaths spark Brazil protests near Rio
BBC NEWS
Residents of a poor neighbourhood near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have set fire to vehicles in protest at the deaths of two people in incidents involving the police.
UN: Foreign Investment in Caribbean Tax Haven Dwarfs India and Brazil
By International Business Times
More foreign investment was pumped into the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven in the Caribbean, than some of the world's largest developing economies during 2013.
VI’s sun & sand important to Latin American market – Gardner
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – JG Black Book of Travel’s CEO, Jena Gardner, has disclosed that the Virgin Island’s sun and sand type destination is an important selling point in the Latin American market, especially with vacations becoming increasingly expensive in Latin America itself.
TB Marketplace launch emphasises relationship building
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representatives from the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Puerto Rico and Latin America gathered with members of the BVI Tourist Board and several businesses today, November 13, 2013 in launching the BVI Marketplace.
UPDATE: Protest action awaiting police permission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Organisers are currently awaiting feedback from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) with regard to whether they will receive permission to proceed with what has now evolved into a protest motorcade on issues related to the economy and current cruise pier development negotiations.
World’s largest FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola & FIFA includes VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a tour spanning more than 92,000 miles, Coca-Cola and FIFA will take the iconic FIFA World Cup™ Trophy on its longest journey to date.
New Agency Promotes British Virgin Islands in South America
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – JG Black Book (JGBB), an international marketing firm specialising in travel, tourism, and luxury lifestyle brands is promoting the British Virgin Islands to travellers based in Brazil and Argentina via strategic integrated marketing as well as trade and media relations.
Brazil police nab former TCI premier Misick
By Caribbean360
PROVIDENCIALS, Turks and Caicos - Former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick has been arrested at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian Federal Police.