Brazil health cameras irk staff May 5, 2009
The cameras send images and sound from the reception and a pharmacy directly to the offices of the mayor of Foz do Iguacu and other senior officials. He said it was to improve efficiency, and he wanted to extend the scheme to 28 other sites. (BBC News)
Unprecedented rains sound climate warning Sep 21, 2007
An inflatable bi-motor boat with tourists travels up-river passing the canyon of Iguacu waterfalls in southern Brazilian city Foz do Iguacu, September 20, 2007. A drought in Brazil has reduced the amount of water flowing over the falls to 900,000 litres per second, down from the normal flow of 1,300,000 to 1,500,000 litres per second. (AlertNet)
New TAM Air Network to Take Effect October 1 Sep 21, 2007
(Logo: ) With these changes, TAM will operate direct flights from Congonhas to 19 airports: Santos Dumont and Tom Jobim (Rio de Janeiro); Brasilia; Campo Grande; Confins; Curitiba; Caxias do Sul; Florianopolis; Goiania; Foz do Iguacu; Joinville; Londrina; Maringa; Navegantes; Porto Alegre; Ribeirao Preto; Sao Jose do Rio Preto; Uberlandia and Vitoria. Destinations located in the northern and northeastern regions and Cuiaba, state capital of Mato Grosso, will be served by Guarulhos Airport. (PR Newswire)
Lula Prepares Brazil Tax-Overhaul Plan Aimed at Stopping Cheats, Smugglers Jul 12, 2007
Cars and busses sit in a lot in Foz do Iguacu ... Still, smuggling will go on as long the tax on a baccarat- crystal bottle of Boucheron's numbered-edition perfume, selling for $760, is 30 percent in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, and 100 percent across the river in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, said Charif Hammoud, who sells the fragrance at his Mona Lisa department stores in both cities. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Brazil: Too many bumps in the roads? May 23, 2007
Finally: The Itaipu hydroelectic dam in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, was inaugurated Monday. The dam was started about 30 years ago. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Brazil, Paraguay Wrestle With Smuggling May 22, 2007
Many merchants here are Brazilians of Syrian and Lebanese descent, or Asians who live in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, and work on the Paraguayan side. They vigorously defend their business as legitimate and launched a campaign denying terrorist links following the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Brazil Postmen Find Poison Snakes in Express Mail Apr 30, 2007
A spokesman for the federal police in Foz do Iguacu, the town on the border with Argentina and Paraguay where the incident occurred, said animals shipped into the country often end up in Europe "where they charge three, four, five times as much." ... Animals are trafficked in from several countries and often cross into Brazil from Argentina or Paraguay in the tri-border region near Foz do Iguacu, authorities said ... Foz do Iguacu is south of the Amazon at the edge of the Pantanal wetlands,... (Planet Ark, United States)
TAM and TAP Announce Partnership Apr 29, 2007
On the other hand, for TAP, it will involve domestic destinations operated by TAM to several Brazilian capitals and cities such as Belem, Manaus, Sao Luiz, Ilheus, Porto Seguro, Campo Grande, Cuiaba, Aracaju, Vitoria, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Goiania, Florianopolis, Joao Pessoa, Maceio, Navegantes, Porto Alegre and Foz do Iguacu, among others, in addition to cities in South America (Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile). TAM and TAP also intend to extend cooperation to other... (PR Newswire)
