Mercatrade News Latest News Mercatrade News 1599fb89955ac4aa5dcf6457cd89e87785dfbd97 A green World Cup in 2014 4ffba05e292341e54f6b149967cf0e728d4f11e8 2011-12-12T16:40:00Z

Brazil's government adopting measures aimed at producing the first sustainable World Cup in history.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Messi, Neymar taking part in anti-doping program 7870b1fe00687e3a9b7366fdd490cd5f9c928615 2011-11-21T06:20:12Z

ZURICH – Lionel Messi and Neymar are doing their part to keep drugs out of soccer.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Honduras: NGO helping children with cancer 08d67b9f9f6e2794fd86fd4b7e70e8360ccdbead 2011-11-16T06:07:19Z

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – María Sofía Medina’s face lights up when in front of a camera.

The 3-year-old lymphoma patient poses with the confidence and determination of someone who knows that when she grows up...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Repsol finds more oil off Brazilian coast 76cb595736d531896022bea69f9ca2c755c32ce2 2011-11-16T06:00:02Z

MADRID, Spain – Spanish oil conglomerate Repsol said Nov. 14 that it has made a new oil discovery off the coast of Brazil together with its partners...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Aerolíneas Argentinas resumes international flights 0ef17a0aeec9b581c548c779cecac2cf176cf2eb 2011-11-16T05:55:28Z

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – International flights by state-run carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas resumed on Nov. 14...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Brazil eyes strategic partnership with Africa d28fdba5604a23df8cbd2a0e74ee168107f060bd 2011-11-15T05:56:19Z

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Mexico: President Calderón’s sister set to win state election 7e366650c36240ef21f2f8f095c99444db199924 2011-11-15T05:51:22Z

MORELIA, Mexico – Voters went to the polls in the crime-plagued Mexican state of Michoacán on Nov. 13...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Amazon, Iguazú Falls among new 7 natural wonders bc12d83eaae55aa090c7026f0dd3e2ebcccd95cf 2011-11-15T05:48:22Z

GENEVA – The Amazon rainforest and Argentina’s Iguazú Falls were named among the world’s new seven wonders of nature...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Paraguay: National center offers rehab to addicts cbc5e52c4aff08f8ebba09df4beb67ba3bacc05f 2011-11-14T05:52:35Z

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – “I lost everything.”
Adrián does not hesitate to admit it: His addiction to drugs has cost him the most important things in his life.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Mexico City’s Metro improves security 026db829052e2ac392765a7c1d324dc1e217ea01 2011-11-09T06:21:43Z

MEXICO CITY – Jorge Servín Castillo takes the No. 7 line of the Mexico City Metro mass transit system from the Rosario station at 6 a.m. six days a week.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Vasco da Gama: Historic season for Brazil’s comeback team bc0020db5d85275f0cb522aa112eb3e7df2d1dd9 2011-11-09T05:58:34Z

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – “Vasco is the comeback team! Vasco is the team I love!”

The most famous chant sung by the fans of Vasco da Gama has never fit the team better.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Brazil is world champion in fighting hunger 8da83ccf430ee7eef2d965c4218617950bad70af 2011-11-09T05:51:58Z

BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Brazil is a world leader in the fight against hunger and its experience can be shared with other countries...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Guadalajara ready for the Parapan American Games e9e977a7ce0aafc668f052d2664a42d25f677e00 2011-11-08T06:25:32Z

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – About 1,500 athletes with disabilities are getting ready to continue America’s Fiesta at the 2011 edition of the Parapan American Games...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
The MALBA: 10 years promoting Latin American art ab58d3c10c516b8495c8953a61f22576d18599ac 2011-11-08T06:19:42Z

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – If you want to see the most emblematic work of art from Brazil’s modernist movement, your destination is Argentina.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Argentine forward Carlos Tevez pushing for transfer 65f40c35951d7d0091c8a15af636d4b4c31ab168 2011-11-07T05:59:37Z

The Argentine striker, who was the second-highest scorer in the Premier League with 20 goals last season...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Messi to Pelé: Where are my DVDs? 2f0754431c5344d65b57d33acf35e6151dd17aee 2011-11-07T05:47:11Z

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Lionel Messi has a message for Pelé: Where are my DVDs?

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Colombia eliminates security agency after scandals ef632290ee4f46327a7d0faac6c032378101477f 2011-11-02T05:51:44Z

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – President Juan Manuel Santos eliminated Oct. 31 Colombia’s Administrative Security Directorate (DAS) after years of revelations...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Argentina tightens exchange controls to stem capital flight f9db519c97dc5f0cdf3a6ee0d574c9cd36fb1c61 2011-11-02T05:46:52Z

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina tightened controls on its foreign exchange market Oct. 31 to halt capital ...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Ibero-American leaders in Paraguay discuss economy, exports 53a6593ea063a3cda52a0e5ef1ec89326dd75176 2011-11-01T06:19:15Z

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal gathered Oct. 28 in Paraguay’s capital...

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)
Brazil encouraging birth registration ab2a1808f6efbae0bbf812bd1b951255c0f14057 2011-11-01T06:15:42Z

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Pablo Alexandre Cunha da Silva is 28 years old and had never been registered – until earlier this month.

Alvarez, Octavio (octavio@mercatrade.com)