Latest Bahia Stories

SAO PAULO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul McCartney chose the heavenly Txai Resort, in Itacare, Bahia, to rest after his shows in Brazil. Paul arrived at the hotel last Tuesday (May 7) and went straight to the piano, placed there especially for him on the veranda of his bungalow. The singer also took the opportunity to have a massage with a specialist from the Shamash Healing Space, one of the country's more renowned spas. (Photo:...

BAHIA DE CARAQUEZ, Ecuador, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time for serious birdwatchers to "unite and take flight" to Bahia de Caraquez, the planet's best kept secret for bird ornithologists. One of the world's most bio-diverse places in the world, the Ecuadorian city of "Bahia" is both a luxury travel destination and home to hundreds of fascinating birds. Now the birds have been documented for the first time in a new publication: "Birds of Bahia de Caraquez." This impressive,...

  Rutgers scientist part of international team to unearth unique tropical species A new plant that buries its seeds, the first in its family, is discovered in the Atlantic forest of Bahia, Brazil, by an international team of scientists. The new species, appropriately named Spigelia genuflexa, displays a particular and rare characteristic that gives it its name. After fruits are formed, the fruiting branches "bend down," depositing the capsules with seeds on the ground and sometimes...

Species exploration using off-the-grid solar energy, Internet, and digital cameras reveals hidden surprises José Carlos Mendes Santos (a.k.a. Louro) is a handyman in rural northeastern Bahia, Brazil - one of the areas of the world with the highest biodiversity. Two years ago, he found a tiny, inch-high plant with white-and-pink flowers in the backyards of the off-the-grid house of amateur botanist and local plant collector Alex Popovkin. The little plant was brought home to be grown on a...

SAO PAULO, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has named Mr. Carlos Aguiar, Former Chief Executive Officer of Fibria, as the 2011 Latin American CEO of the Year. The award will be presented to Luciana Aguiar, Mr. Aguiar's daughter, who will receive the award in his place as he won't be able to attend RISI's 6th Latin American Pulp & Paper Outlook Conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29 - 31, 2011. (Logo:...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sons Limited (Bovespa: WSON11 or "Company") announces to all its shareholders that Intermaritima Terminais Ltda ("Intermaritima") has exercised a call option granted by the Company to buy 7.5% of the ordinary shares of Tecon Salvador S.A. at a price of R$11,201,625.00 (eleven million, two hundred and one thousand, six hundred and twenty five Brazilian Reais) on the 26th of January 2011. The right of Intermaritima to exercise this option...

A Brazilian NGO is working toward this objective by ensuring payment for environmental services and encouraging demand for sustainably grown cocoa NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The initiative taken by the Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora) towards the conservation of the Atlantic Forest and the improvement of the quality of life of rural workers by encouraging the demand for sustainable cocoa has been recognized as a Commitment to...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amil Participacoes S.A. ("Amilpar") (BM&FBovespa: AMIL3), in accordance with CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002, informs that it signed today through its subsidiary Amil Assistencia Medica Internacional S.A. ("Amil"), a Purchase Agreement with the controlling shareholders of Excelsior Med Ltda. ("Saude Excelsior") for the acquisition and transference of the totality of the representative quotas of Saude Excelsior's capital. The...

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amil Participacoes S.A. (Bovespa: AMIL3) ("Amilpar"), in accordance with CVM Instruction 358 of January 3, 2002, informs that it has signed through its subsidiary Amil Assistencia Medica Internacional Ltda. ("Amil") "Contract for Purchase and Sale of Quotas under Suspensive Condition," regarding the totality of quotas representatives of ASL - Assistencia a Saude Ltda. ("ASL") capital for the amount of R$ 8.6 million, to be paid as...

MALLORCA, Spain, December 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On 15th December the hotel division of Grupo Pinero, Bahia Principe Clubs & Resorts, unveiled the "Riviera Maya Golf Club", a brand new 36 hole golf course, conceived to provide personal enjoyment to players from around the world. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/bahia-principe/40764/ The facilities have been designed by the prestigious Robert Trent Jones II...