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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

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By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO 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...
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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

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By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO 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...
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