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This scene of Brazilian fans cheering on the national team in Maracanã will only happen in 2014 if Brazil reaches the World Cup finals, photo by Vladimir Ribeiro/Wikimedia Commons.

Brazil to Monitor World Cup Prices: Daily

Contributing Reporter - October 18, 2013

By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing ReporterSÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff created a committee yesterday to monitor abusive price hikes of hotel rates and flight tickets offered to both national and international fans during the FIFA...

Deputies Onyx Lorenzoni, Mendonça Filho and Ronaldo Caiado protest against high inflation and its impact on food, photo by Valter Campanato/ABr.

Food Sales Down after Price Hikes: Daily

Contributing Reporter - April 12, 2013

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing ReporterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sales at hypermarkets and supermarkets, including food, drinks and tobacco products, fell 2.1 percent in February year-on-year, the biggest drop the sector has witnessed in nearly ten years, data...