Brazil Says Libra Oil Field Biggest as It Prepares Auction

One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said. Six giant fuel containers at the storage site caught fire, sending giant flames up to 50 meters (165 ...

Barcelona have reportedly made a final offer of 23 million euros to sign Brazil international striker Neymar during the European summer transfer window. The Catalan club's football director Raul Sanllehi returned to Spain Thursday after a week of negotiations ...

Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro ordered shops closed in one of its biggest slums early on Thursday, defying efforts to restore order to the city's vast shantytowns and renewing safety concerns in Brazil as it prepares to host the World Cup and Olympics.

Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas. The force says two women and seven men in the city of Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira are in custody for the alleged sexual ...

Brazil's Libra prospect in the subsalt area that will be auctioned in the second half of October has between 26 billion and 42 billion barrels of in-place oil, Magda Chambriard, director of the ANP oil agency said on Thursday. RIO DE JANEIRO "This ...

According to Anatel, Brazil´s telecommunications regulator, mobile phone users increased in April by 0.19% compared to the prior month. The number of total mobile users in Brazil increased to 264.55 million, with 500,000new subscribers in April. ...

(Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- BRASILIA--Brazil's total federal debt load remained unchanged in April as debt payments compensated for interest accumlation during the period, the goverment reported Thursday. In a statement, ...

Legal oversight body rules in favour of gay couples. 5:00 AM GMT Brazil A debate around legislating for same-sex marriage has intensified following a ruling by the National Council of Justice (NCJ) that issuing authorities of marriage licences have ...