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"Goal to Brazil" Event Highlights 12 Host Cities, Progress on Stadium Renovations, Hospitality Plans and Infrastructure Improvements in Preparation for Next Year's Global Sporting Event NEW YORK, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the one year countdown to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur) made its last stop on a global road show in New York City to report on preparations for the global sporting event and to get key audiences excited about...

SAO PAULO, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During the seminar, Brazil: Are you Ready for the World Cup and the Olympics? at the 12th Forum de Comandatuba [Comandatuba Forum], Aldo Rebelo, Minister of Sports, said that these two major events will be followed by three billion people, and therefore it requires investments in urban transport, ports, airports, security and technology. Rebelo emphasized that airports will double their capacity for takeoffs and landings, and that operational...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USDMY,USNZY) (BM&FBOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6) (Latibex: XUSIO, XUSI) announces the following Webcast: What: First Quarter 2013 Results Conference Call, which will be released on April 26, 2013, before BM&FBOVESPA´s trading hours. When: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET Where: http://www.mediatown.com.br/prnewswire/player/?id=1087 How: Live over the...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USDMY,USNZY) (BM&FBOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6) (Latibex: XUSIO, XUSI) announces the following Webcast: What: First Quarter 2013 Results Conference Call, which will be released on April 26, 2013, before BM&FBOVESPA´s trading hours. When: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET Where: http://www.mediatown.com.br/prnewswire/player/?id=1087 How: Live over the...

NEW YORK, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zinco do Brasil Inc. (OTCQB: ZNBR) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of geologist Fernando Crocco. Mr. Crocco has more than 20 years of experience as a geologist with a strong focus on Brazilian mineral deposits, and was a member of the Vale-Docegeo team that discovered, explored and evaluated Zinco do Brasil's Salobro deposit for Vale. Zinco Chairman and CEO Ryan E. Hart commented: "There is no better...

SALVADOR, Brazil, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Victor Mooney of Queens, New York and executive director of South African Arts International, Ltd. (USA) ended his two week visit to Brazil on Sunday with the launch of the One Million Score A Goal for an AIDS-free generation campaign in the City of Salvador, a host city for the 2014 World Cup. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130305/CG69880) In the Historic Centre (known in Portuguese as The Pelourinho), Victor Hugo...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USDMY,USNZY) (BM&FBOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6) (Latibex: XUSIO, XUSI) announces the following Webcast: Fourth Quarter 2012 Results Conference Call, which will be released on February 18, 2013, after BM&FBOVESPA's trading What: hours. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 09:00 AM ET Where:...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. - USIMINAS (OTC: USDMY,USNZY) (BM&FBOVESPA: USIM3, USIM5, USIM6) (Latibex: XUSIO, XUSI) announces the following Webcast: Third Quarter 2012 Results Conference Call, which will be released on November 01, 2012, before BM&FBOVESPA´s trading What: hours. When: Thursday, November 01, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET Where:...

LEICESTER, England, August 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Win an incredible luxury holiday in Rio de Janeiro, for 7 nights in a stunning 5* hotel, with your Team GB or ParalympicsGB official scarf designed by Next [http://www.next.co.uk ]. With its beautiful beaches and historical setting, this Brazilian getaway to the 2016 Olympiad City is a dream prize. So far, some lucky entrants have so far won tickets to the Olympic and Paralympic Opening Ceremonies, sporting events and...

BRASILIA, Brazil, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brazil launched a brand new international campaign for tourist promotion during a ceremony held at the London Film Museum yesterday. Titled "The World Meets in Brazil. Come Celebrate Life," the campaign has been created by the Ministry of Tourism and Embratur (the Brazilian Tourism Board) to promote Brazil as the host of major sporting events, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (Photo:...