OverseasTravelTips.com: Alerts, Warnings and News for Brazil http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com en news@overseastraveltips.com &copy;2008 OverseasTravelTips.com 2009/01/09 17:06:20 America/New_York Update http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/south-america/brazil.htm?q=Update Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:28:31 +0000 : Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions This information is current as of today, January 09, 2009 at 10:44 <title>Update d:&nbsp;November 10, 2008Situation Information Dengue fever is the most common cause of fever in travelers returning from the Caribbean, Central America, and south central Asia.1 This disease is caused by a virus ... <a href="http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/south-america/brazil.htm?q=Update">Read this Article</a> Updated Yellow Fever Vaccination Recommendations for Brazil http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/south-america/brazil.htm?q=Updated Yellow Fever Vaccination Recommendations for Brazil Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:28:31 +0000 This information is current as of today, January 09, 2009 at 10:44 Updated:&nbsp;January 05, 2009Situation Information The Brazilian Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently announced changes to its areas of risk for yellow fever transmission and vaccination recommendations. &nbsp;The southern, coastal ... <a href="http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/south-america/brazil.htm?q=Updated Yellow Fever Vaccination Recommendations for Brazil">Read this Article</a> Brazil buying 30 pct. less Bolivian natural gas http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_bolivia_brazil_gas_1 Americas - Bolivia, Brazil 8 Jan 2009 Bolivia says it is selling 30 percent less natural gas to Brazil as heavy rains boost hydroelectric energy production in South America's largest nation. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_bolivia_brazil_gas_1">more...</a> War tactics used against Rio gangs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28515497/ Americas - Brazil 6 Jan 2009 From the school balcony, Marcos Cunha had an unobstructed view of Santa Marta, the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood that had been giving his fellow police officers so much trouble. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28515497/">more...</a> Brazilian police detain suspect in Wolffer's death http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_wolffer;_ylt=An60TusUr4DokAasZZ.rR.i3IxIF Americas - Brazil 5 Jan 2009 A man suspected of piloting a motorboat that struck and killed a New York winery owner as he swam off Brazil's coast was briefly detained on Sunday, police said. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090104/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_wolffer;_ylt=An60TusUr4DokAasZZ.rR.i3IxIF">more...</a> Hundreds of Brazil's eco-warriors at risk of assassination http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/22/brazil-activists-mendes Americas - Brazil 5 Jan 2009 Twenty years after the killing of Chico Mendes, one of the world's most prominent rainforest defenders, hundreds of human rights and environmental activists still face the threat of assassination in Brazil, a new study claims. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/22/brazil-activists-mendes">more...</a> US Embassy in Brazil receives suspicious package http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/AP/story/831791.html Americas - Brazil 31 Dec 2008 The U.S. Embassy in Brazil has been searched by a bomb squad after receiving a suspicious package by mail, but local authorities say it did not contain explosives. <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/AP/story/831791.html">more...</a> Brazil 2008 Crime and Safety Report: Rio de Janeiro http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/south-america/brazil.htm?n=80367 Americas - Brazil 8 Jul 2008 This is an annual report published in conjunction with the Regional Security Office U.S. Consulate Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/south-america/brazil.htm?n=80367">more...</a> Brazil 2008 Crime and Safety Report: S??o Paulo http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/south-america/brazil.htm?n=80200 Americas - Brazil 22 Feb 2008 This is an annual report published in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Consulate S??o Paulo, Brazil. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/south-america/brazil.htm?n=80200">more...</a>