Monthly Archives: July 2011

Brazil’s Tale of Two Middle Classes

Posted on July 22, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

Remember the phrase:  A rising tide lifts all boats.  Well, if your boat is leaking water and full of holes to begin with, a rising tide might just sink you.  For example, like other members of Brazil’s so-called “traditional” middle class, things have become harder for Ms. Beeby in recent years. The prices of meat… Continue Reading

Brazil’s Media Lash Team After Copa America Failure

Posted on July 20, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

Brazil’s media were scathing on Monday after the national team was unceremoniously dumped from the Copa America by Paraguay in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out. Perhaps Marta could have helped. Read Jamaica Observer’s article here: http://bit.ly/pzoTGu – Brought to you by The Victoria Law Group.… Continue Reading

Rio: Nursing Students Travel to Brazil on Service Project

Posted on July 18, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

If your education doesn’t contain a component of international study and or travel to it, you’re being short-changed.  Recently, Chamberlain nursing students broadened their clinical experience while providing care to underserved Brazilian residents on a trip to the booming, yet still third-world, nation.  Read Market Watch’s article here: http://bit.ly/p8UK2l Brought to you by The Victoria Law… Continue Reading

Anton/Bauer Expands Operations in Brazil

Posted on July 14, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

Vitec Group Videocom Division Opens Office in Sao Paulo to Service Customers, Support Dealers and Stock Product   Read Broadcast News Room article here: http://bit.ly/py8DGA   Brought to you by The Victoria Law Group.… Continue Reading

Rio: Olympics May Draw $34B in Investments

Posted on July 13, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

Rio de Janeiro is like a beauty queen:  Blessed with exquisite natural beauty, but still in need of some “finishing and polishing”.  Rio can expect about 53.2 billion reais ($34 Billion) in private investments linked to the World Cup and Olympic Games, outstripping the funding attracted by other recent host cities, a study showed on… Continue Reading

Brazil’s Giddy Convergence

Posted on July 12, 2011 by The Victoria Law Group

  Tom Jobim is famous for having written “Girl from Ipanema,” the sensuous, playful anthem of a sensuous, playful land. He’s almost equally famous for having said, “Brazil is not for amateurs.”   Read Roger Cohen’s The New York Times’ article here: http://nyti.ms/qhhwAa – Brought to you by The Victoria Law Group.… Continue Reading