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Federative Republic of Brazil
Area: 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,290,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the U.S.
Cities: Capital--Brasilia (pop. 2.3 million). Other cities--Sao Paulo (10.8 million), Rio de Janeiro (6.1 million), Belo Horizonte (2.4 million), Salvador (2.6 million), Fortaleza (2.3 million), Recife (1.5 million), Porto Alegre (1.4 million), Curitiba (1.7 million).
Terrain: Dense forests in northern regions including Amazon Basin; semiarid along northeast coast; mountains, hills, and rolling plains in the southwest, including Mato Grosso; and coastal lowland.
Climate: Mostly tropical or semitropical with temperate zone in the south.
Nationality: Brazilian.
Population (2007 est.): 188 million.
Annual growth rate: 1.1%.
Ethnic groups: Portuguese, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Arab, African, and indigenous people.
Religion: Roman Catholic (74%).
Language: Portuguese.
Education: Literacy--86% of adult population.
Health: Infant mortality rate--27.5/1,000. Life expectancy--71.3 yrs.
Work force: 96.3 million.
Type: Federative republic.
Independence: September 7, 1822.
Constitution: Promulgated October 5, 1988.
Branches: Executive--president (chief of state and head of government popularly elected to no more than two 4-year terms). Legislative--Senate (81 members popularly elected to 8-year terms), Chamber of Deputies (513 members popularly elected to 4-year terms). Judicial--Supreme Federal Tribunal (11 lifetime positions appointed by the president).
Political parties: Workers' Party (PT), Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), Liberal Front Party (PFL), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Democratic Workers Party (PDT), Brazilian Labor Party (PTB), Liberal Party (PL), Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B), Brazilian Progressive Party (PP). Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Green Party (PV), the Social Liberal Party (PSL), the National Mobilization Party (PMN), National Workers Party (PTN), Humanistic Solidarity Party (PHS), and the Party of the Reedification of the National Order (PRONA).
Economy (2006)
GDP: $943 billion (official exchange rate).
GDP: $1.616 trillion (purchasing power parity).
Annual real growth: 3.7%.
Per capita GDP: $8,600 (purchasing power parity).
Natural resources: Iron ore, manganese, bauxite, nickel, uranium, gemstones, oil, wood, and aluminum. Brazil has 14% of the world's renewable fresh water.
Agriculture (8% of GDP): Products--coffee, soybeans, sugarcane, cocoa, rice, livestock, corn, oranges, cotton, wheat, and tobacco.
Industry (38% of GDP): Types--steel, commercial aircraft, chemicals, petrochemicals, footwear, machinery, motors, vehicles, auto parts, consumer durables, cement, and lumber.
Services (54% of GDP): Types--mail, telecommunications, banking, energy, commerce, and computing.
Trade: Trade balance 2006--$46 billion surplus. Exports--$137.4 billion. Major markets--European Union 25.0%, United States 19.2%, and Mercosur 20.4%. Imports--$91.4 billion. Major suppliers--European Union 25.4%, United States 17.2%, Argentina 8.5%, and China 7.3%.
With its estimated 186 million inhabitants, Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and ranks fifth in the world. The majority of people live in the south-central area, which includes the industrial cities of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte. Urban growth has been rapid; by 2005, 81% of the total population was living in urban areas. This growth has aided economic development but also has created serious social, security, environmental, and political problems for major cities.
Six major groups make up the Brazilian population: the Portuguese, who colonized Brazil in the 16th century; Africans brought to Brazil as slaves; various other European, Middle Eastern, and Asian immigrant groups who have settled in Brazil since the mid-19th century; and indigenous peoples of Tupi and Guarani language stock. Intermarriage between the Portuguese and indigenous people or slaves was common. Although the major European ethnic stock of Brazil was originally Portuguese, subsequent waves of immigration have contributed to a diverse ethnic and cultural heritage.
From 1875 until 1960, about 5 million Europeans immigrated to Brazil, settling mainly in the four southern states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. Immigrants have come mainly from Italy, Germany, Spain, Japan, Poland, and the Middle East. The largest Japanese community outside Japan is in Sao Paulo. Despite class distinctions, national identity is strong, and racial friction is a relatively new phenomenon. Indigenous full-blooded Indians, located mainly in the northern and western border regions and in the upper Amazon Basin, constitute less than 1% of the population. Their numbers are declining as contact with the outside world and commercial expansion into the interior increase. Brazilian Government programs to establish reservations and to provide other forms of assistance have existed for years but are controversial and often ineffective.
Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking nation in the Americas. About three quarters of all Brazilians belong to the Roman Catholic Church; most others are Protestant, members of a growing evangelical movement, or follow practices derived from African religions.
Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500. The colony was ruled from Lisbon until 1808, when Dom Joao VI and the rest of the Portuguese royal family fled from Napoleon's army, and established its seat of government in Rio de Janeiro. Dom Joao VI returned to Portugal in 1821. His son declared Brazil's independence on September 7, 1822, and became emperor with the title of Dom Pedro I. His son, Dom Pedro II, ruled from 1831 to 1889, when a federal republic was established in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca, Marshal of the Army. Slavery had been abolished a year earlier by the Regent Princess Isabel while Dom Pedro II was in Europe.
From 1889 to 1930, the government was a constitutional republic, with the presidency alternating between the dominant states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. This period ended with a military coup that placed Getulio Vargas, a civilian, in the presidency; Vargas remained as dictator until 1945. Between 1945 and 1961, Jose Linhares, Gaspar Dutra, Vargas himself, Caf� Filho, Carlos Luz, Nereu Ramos, Juscelino Kubitschek, and Janio Quadros were elected presidents. When Quadros resigned in 1961, Vice President Joao Goulart succeeded him.
Goulart's years in office were marked by high inflation, economic stagnation, and the increasing influence of radical political elements. The armed forces, alarmed by these developments, staged a coup on March 31, 1964. The coup leaders chose as president Humberto Castello Branco, followed by Arthur da Costa e Silva (1967-69), Emilio Garrastazu Medici (1969-74), and Ernesto Geisel (1974-79), all of whom were senior army officers. Geisel began a democratic opening that was continued by his successor, Gen. Joao Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (1979-85). Figueiredo not only permitted the return of politicians exiled or banned from political activity during the 1960s and 1970s, but also allowed them to run for state and federal offices in 1982.
At the same time, an electoral college consisting of all members of congress and six delegates chosen from each state continued to choose the president. In January 1985, the electoral college voted Tancredo Neves from the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) into office as President. However, Neves became ill in March and died a month later. His Vice President, former Senator Jose Sarney, became President upon Neves' death. Brazil completed its transition to a popularly elected government in 1989, when Fernando Collor de Mello won 53% of the vote in the first direct presidential election in 29 years. In 1992, a major corruption scandal led to his impeachment and ultimate resignation. Vice President Itamar Franco took his place and governed for the remainder of Collor's term culminating in the October 3, 1994 presidential elections, when Fernando Henrique Cardoso was elected President with 54% of the vote. Cardoso took office January 1, 1995, and pursued a program of ambitious economic reform. He was re-elected in October 1998 for a second four-year term. Luiz Inacio da Silva, commonly known as Lula, was elected president in 2002, after his fourth campaign for the office.
President Lula, a former union leader, is Brazil's first working-class president. Since taking office he has taken a prudent fiscal path, warning that social reforms would take years and that Brazil had no alternative but to maintain tight fiscal austerity policies. Economic growth in 2004 and the first half of 2005 was strong with increases in employment and real wages. Growth slowed somewhat in the second half of 2005, but rebounded modestly in 2006.
Brazil is a federal republic with 26 states and a federal district. The 1988 constitution grants broad powers to the federal government, made up of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president holds office for four years, with the right to re-election for an additional four-year term, and appoints his own cabinet. There are 81 senators, three for each state and the Federal District, and 513 deputies. Senate terms are eight years, staggered so that two-thirds of the upper house is up for election at one time and one-third four years later. Chamber terms are four years, with elections based on a complex system of proportional representation by states. Each state is eligible for a minimum of eight seats; the largest state delegation (Sao Paulo's) is capped at 70 seats. This system is weighted in favor of geographically large but sparsely populated states.
Fifteen political parties are represented in Congress. Since it is common for politicians to switch parties, the proportion of congressional seats held by particular parties changes regularly. The major political parties are:
President Lula was re-elected October 29, 2006 in a second round victory with over sixty percent of the vote, over Geraldo Alckmin of the PSDB. Lula's PT party failed to win a majority in either the lower or upper houses in concurrent legislative elections and will be obliged to form a coalition with the centrist PMDB party -- which won the most seats in the lower house and may end up with the largest number in the Senate -- and a collection of minor parties. However, party loyalty is weak in Brazil, and it is common for politicians to switch parties, changing the balance of power in Congress. The PT won five of twenty-seven governorships, but the opposition PSDB remains in control of the critical states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. The PMDB, as in the legislative elections, won the most governorships of any one party, controlling seven states. Because of the mandatory revenue allocation to states and municipalities provided for in the 1988 constitution, Brazilian governors and mayors have exercised considerable power since 1989.
Lula's electoral victory came despite a series of corruption scandals that resulted in the resignation of senior PT officials and the electoral defeat of several congressmen from parties allied to the PT. At least four congressional investigations are ongoing, though Lula has yet to be personally linked to any of the scandals.
Chief of State and Cabinet Members
President--Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Vice President--Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva
Minister-Chief Casa Civil (Chief of Staff)--Dilma Rousseff
Secretary General--Luiz Dulci
Secretary for Economic and Social Development--Patrus Ananias
Minister for Institutional Security--Gen. Jorge Armando Felix
Inspector General--Jorge Hage Sobrinho
Secretary for Fishing--Altemir Gregolin
Secretary for Political Coordination--Walfrido dos Mares Guia
Secretary for Racial Equality--Matilde Ribeiro
Secretary for Women's Affairs--Nilceia Freire
Solicitor General--Jose Antonio Dias Toffoli
Minister of Agrarian Development--Guilherme Cassel
Minister of Agriculture--Reinhold Stephanes
Minister of Cities--Marcio Fortes
Minister of Communication--Helio Costa
Minister of Culture--Gilberto Gil
Minister of Defense--Waldir Pires
Minister of Development, Industry, & Trade--Miguel Jorge
Minister of Education--Fernando Haddad
Minister of Environment--Marina Silva
Minister of Finance--Guido Mantega
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Celso Amorim
Minister of Health--Jose Gomes Tomporao
Minister of the Secretariat for Human Rights--Paulo Vannuchi
Minister of Justice--Tarso Genro
Minister of Labor and Employment--Carlos Lupi
Minister of Mines and Energy--Silas Rondeau
Minister of National Integration--Geddel Vierra Lima
Minister of Planning and Budget--Paulo Bernardo
Minister of the Secretariat of Ports--Pedro Brito
Minister of Science and Technology--Sergio Rezende
Minister of Social Development--Patrus Ananias
Minister of Social Communication--Franklin Martins
Minister of Social Security--Luiz Marinho
Minister of Sports--Orlando Silva
Minister of Tourism--Marty Suplicy
Minister of Transportation--Alfredo Nascimento
Central Bank President--Henrique Meirelles
Ambassador to the United States--Antonio Patriota
Ambassador to the United Nations--Ronaldo Sardenberg
Ambassador to the OAS--Osmar Vladimir Chohfi
Brazil maintains an embassy in the United States at 3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-238-2700). Brazil has consulates general in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and consulates in Miami, Houston, Boston, and San Francisco.
Brazil's economy, aided by a benign international environment, grew approximately 2.9% in 2005 and 3.7% in 2006. (Note: In early 2007, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) revised its methodology for computing gross domestic product and announced revised figures for 2000-2006.) Sustained growth, coupled with booming exports, healthy external accounts, moderate inflation, decreasing unemployment, and reductions in the debt-to-GDP ratio. President Lula and his economic team have implemented prudent fiscal and monetary policies and have pursued necessary microeconomic reforms.
Brazil has made progress but significant vulnerabilities remain. Despite registering year-on-year declines from 2004 to 2006, Brazil's (largely domestic) government debt remains high, at 50% of GDP. Total foreign debt, while falling, is still large in relation to Brazil's export base. Over time this concern will be reduced by healthy export growth, which has anchored the positive trade and current accounts. Personal incomes improved since 2004 after a significant decline over the previous decade. Income and land distribution remains skewed.
Sustaining high growth rates in the longer term depends on the impact of President Lula's structural reform program and efforts to build a more welcoming climate for investment, both domestic and foreign. In its first year, the Lula administration passed key tax and pension reforms to improve the government fiscal accounts. Judicial reform and an overhaul of the bankruptcy law were passed in late 2004, along with tax measures to create incentives for long-term savings and investments.
Legislation promoting public private partnerships, a key effort to attract private investment to infrastructure, also passed in 2004. Labor reform and proposals to increase autonomy for the Central Bank are pending. In January 2007, the Lula administration announced a package of reforms to increase public investment and control spending growth. Despite this well-considered reform agenda, much remains to be done to improve the regulatory climate for investments, particularly in the energy sector; to simplify tax systems at the state and federal levels; and to further reform the pension system.
Trade Policy
President Lula has made economic growth and poverty alleviation top priorities. Export promotion is a main component in plans to generate growth and reduce what is seen as a vulnerability to international financial market gyrations. To increase exports, the government is seeking access to foreign markets through trade negotiations and increased export promotion as well as government financing for exports.
To increase its international profile (both economically and politically), the Lula administration is seeking expanded trade ties with developing countries, as well as a strengthening of the Mercosul (Mercosur in Spanish) customs union with Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. In 2004, Mercosul concluded free trade agreements with Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru, adding to its existing agreements with Chile and Bolivia to establish a commercial base for the newly-launched South American Community of Nations. Mercosul is pursuing free trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada and has resumed trade negotiations with the EU. The trade bloc also plans to launch trilateral free trade negotiations with India and South Africa, building on partial trade liberalization agreements concluded with these countries in 2004. In July 2006, Venezuela was admitted to the trade bloc as a full member China has increased its importance as an export market for Brazilian soy, iron ore and steel, becoming Brazil's fourth largest trading partner and a potential source of investment.
Reform Agenda
In 2003, Congress passed Lula's key reforms of the public sector pension system and the tax code. The 2004 legislative season was not very productive, in part because of a political scandal early in the year followed by campaigning for the October municipal elections. In December 2004, several key bills passed into law, including a reform of the judicial system, a modern bankruptcy law, and Public Private Partnerships to fund infrastructure projects. In March 2005, a law to legalize biotechnology crops and stem cell research passed. The domestic political scandal, which surfaced in June 2005 and led to multiple congressional investigations, sidetracked most reform legislation for the remainder of the 2005 and 2006 sessions.
Agriculture is a major sector of the Brazilian economy, and is key for economic growth and foreign exchange. Agriculture accounts for 8% of GDP (30% when including agribusiness) and 40% of Brazilian exports. Brazil enjoyed a positive agricultural trade balance of $43 billion in 2006. Brazil is the world's largest producer of sugar cane, coffee, tropical fruits, frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ), and has the world's largest commercial cattle herd (50% larger than the U.S.) at 170 million head. Brazil is also an important producer of soybeans (second to the United States), corn, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, and forest products. The remainder of agricultural output is in the livestock sector, mainly the production of beef and poultry (second to the United States), pork, milk, and seafood.
Other Aspects
Forests cover half of Brazil, with the largest rain forest in the world located in the Amazon Basin. Recent migrations into the Amazon and large-scale burning of forest areas have brought international attention. The government has reduced incentives for such activity and is implementing an ambitious environmental plan that includes an Environmental Crimes Law with serious penalties for infractions.
Brazil has one of the most advanced industrial sectors in Latin America. Accounting for one-third of GDP, Brazil's diverse industries range from automobiles and parts, other machinery and equipment, steel, textiles, shoes, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, and petrochemicals, to computers, aircraft, and consumer durables. Most major automobile producers have established production facilities in Brazil.
Brazil has a diverse and sophisticated services industry as well. Mail and telecommunications are the largest, followed by banking, energy, commerce, and computing. During the 1990s, Brazil's financial services industry underwent a major overhaul and is relatively sound. The financial sector provides local firms a wide range of financial products. The largest financial firms are Brazilian (and the two largest banks are government-owned), but U.S. and other foreign firms have an important share of the market.
Privatization triggered a flood of investors after 1996. The yearly investment average in the telecom sector the 4 years prior to the start of privatization was R$5.8 billion, and the annual average for the four years following privatization was R$16.3 billion, nearly tripling. Investment in the electrical power sector increased from R$5.3 billion annually in the pre-privatization era to R$7.2 billion. U.S. companies provided a great deal of this influx of cash. After 2000, many of these investors suffered huge losses in the face of adverse regulatory decisions and especially the sharp depreciation of the real. The energy sector was especially hard hit.
In 2001, Brazil experienced an electricity crisis due to inadequate rainfall for its hydroelectric system and insufficient new investment in the sector. Mandatory rationing and price hikes were sufficient to prevent blackouts. The rationing system officially ended on March 1, 2002. Lula's then-Energy Minister unveiled an energy plan in July 2003, which left many vital details undefined and most investors dissatisfied.
The Government of Brazil has undertaken an ambitious program to reduce dependence on imported oil. In the mid-1980s, imports accounted for more than 70% of Brazil's oil and derivatives needs; the net figure is nearing zero. Brazil is expected to become a net exporter of oil in 2007 as output from the Campos Basin continues to increase. Brazil is one of the world's leading producers of hydroelectric power. Of its total installed electricity-generation capacity of 90,000 megawatts, hydropower accounts for 66,000 megawatts (74%).
Proven mineral resources are extensive. Large iron and manganese reserves are important sources of industrial raw materials and export earnings. Deposits of nickel, tin, chromite, bauxite, beryllium, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, gold, and other minerals are exploited. High-quality, coking-grade coal required in the steel industry is in short supply.
Brazil has traditionally been a leader in the inter-American community and played an important role in collective security efforts, as well as in economic cooperation in the Western Hemisphere. Brazil supported the Allies in both World Wars. During World War II, its expeditionary force in Italy played a key role in the Allied victory at Monte Castello. It is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS) and a party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty). Recently, Brazil has given high priority to expanding relations with its South American neighbors and is a founding member of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), the Community of South American Nations (CASN) and Mercosul, a customs union including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela and Brazil, with Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador as associate members.
Along with Argentina, Chile, and the U.S., Brazil is one of the guarantors of the Peru-Ecuador peace process. Brazil is a charter member of the United Nations and participates in its specialized agencies. It has contributed troops to UN peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East, the former Belgian Congo, Cyprus, Mozambique, Angola, East Timor, and most recently Haiti. Brazil is currently leading the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti. Brazil served as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council from 2004-2005. Prior to this, it had been a member of the UN Security Council four times. Brazil is lobbying for a permanent position on the Council.
As Brazil's domestic economy has grown and diversified, the country has become increasingly involved in international economic and trade policy discussions. For example, Brazil has been a leader of the G-20 group of nations in the WTO Doha Round talks. The U.S., Western Europe, and Japan are primary markets for Brazilian exports and sources of foreign lending and investment. China is a growing market for Brazilian exports. Brazil also has bolstered its commitment to nonproliferation through ratification of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), signing a full-scale nuclear safeguard agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), acceding to the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
The United States was the first country to recognize Brazil's independence in 1822. The two countries have traditionally enjoyed friendly, active relations encompassing a broad political and economic agenda.
The relationship between Brazil and the U.S. strengthened with the inauguration of Brazil's internationally oriented, reformist President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in 1995. President Bush invited then President-elect Lula to Washington for a meeting in December 2002. President Lula again visited Washington for a summit on June 20, 2003. Documents covering the results of the summit can be found on the White House and State Department web sites. Deepening U.S.-Brazil engagement and cooperation are reflected in the continuing high-level contacts between the two governments, including reciprocal visits by Presidents Bush and Lula in March 2007 (see Joint Statement) and President Bush's visit to Brazil in November 2005 (see Joint Statement).
Ongoing topics of discussion and cooperation include trade and finance; hemispheric economic integration; Free Trade Area of the Americas; regional security; nonproliferation and arms control; human rights and trafficking in persons; international crime, including financial support to terrorist groups; counter-narcotics; and environmental issues. Existing bilateral agreements include an Education Partnership Agreement, which enhances and expands cooperative initiatives in such areas as standards-based education reform, use of technology, and professional development of teachers; a Mutual Legal Assistance treaty--ratified in 2001; and agreements on cooperation in energy, the environment, science & technology, and transportation. In March 2007, the United States and Brazil signed three separate memoranda of understanding to increase cooperation on biofuels (MOU text; fact sheet), education (MOU; media note) and legislative capacity building in Guinea-Bissau (MOU media note).
U.S. Embassy and Consulate Functions
The U.S. embassy and consulates in Brazil provide a wide range of services to U.S. citizens and business. Political, economic, and science officers deal directly with the Brazilian Government in advancing U.S. interests but also are available to brief U.S. citizens on general conditions in the country. Attach�s from the U.S. Commercial Service and Foreign Agriculture Service work closely with hundreds of U.S. companies that maintain offices in Brazil. These officers provide information on Brazilian trade and industry regulations and administer several programs to aid U.S. companies starting or maintaining business ventures in Brazil. The number of trade events and U.S. companies traveling to Brazil to participate in U.S. Commercial Service and Foreign Agriculture Service programs has tripled over the last three years.
The consular section of the embassy provides vital services to the estimated 60,000 U.S. citizens residing in Brazil. Among other services, the consular section assists Americans who wish to participate in U.S. elections while abroad and provides U.S. tax information. Besides the U.S. residents living in Brazil, some 150,000 U.S. citizens visit annually. The consular section offers passport and emergency services to U.S. tourists as needed during their stay in Brazil.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Clifford M. Sobel
Deputy Chief of Mission--Philip Chicola
Defense Attach�--Colonel Brian Butcher, U.S. Army
Consul General--Simon Henshaw
Economic Counselor--Bruce Williamson
Commercial Officer--Danny Devito
Political Counselor--Dennis Hearne
Science Counselor--Patricia Norman
Public Affairs Counselor--Richard Stites
Consul General in Sao Paulo--Christopher McMullen
Consul General in Rio de Janeiro--Elizabeth Martinez
Consul in Recife--Diana Page
The U.S. Embassy in Brasilia is located at SES Avenida das Nacoes, quadra 801, lote 3, Brasilia, DF, CEP: 70.403-900 (tel. 55-61-3312-7000), (fax 55-61-3225-9136). Internet: http://brasilia.usembassy.gov/.
U.S. consulates general are in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, and a consulate is in Recife. Consular agents are located in Manaus, Belem, Salvador, Fortaleza, and Porto Alegre. Branch offices of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Services are located in Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte.
Other Business Contacts
U.S. Department of Commerce
Office of Latin America and the Caribbean
International Trade Administration
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel: 202-482-0428
Fax: 202-482-4157
Automated fax service for trade-related info: 202-482-4464
American Chamber of Commerce of Sao Paulo
Rua da Paz, No. 1431
04713-001 - Chacara Santo Antonio
Sao Paulo - SP, Brazil
Tel: 55-11-51-803-804
Fax: 55-11-51-803-777
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
American Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro
Praca Pio X-15, 5th Floor
Caixa Postal 916
20040 Rio de Janeiro--RJ-Brazil
Tel: 55-21-2203-2477
Fax: 55-21-2263-4477
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SerenaDallasThe Problem Of Dying The Bathroom & Of Dying Your Boyfriend's Arm & Everything Else TooHow do you get this product removed from your appliances? Ideas on how to prevent dying your bathroom? (I did dye a bathroom once with dark brown. It looked permanent, but I didn't live there. Oops. I am thankful when this does not occur since.) Does the spreading of color stop at some point? (While your hair still has color in it, that is.)Reply to this postJun 6, 2013Link to this post
EmilyUsaPink Hair Help!Hi there,Reply to this post
I just recently had my hair dyed pink by my hair dresser.
it really faded the first time n she re dyed it for me and looks much better but I cant afford to dye it pro all the time. will I need to bleach it often to re apply with the punky colors flamingo pink?
or will it be ok since its prebleached ?
hope thats enough info
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Sophie S.ReYou shouldn't rebleach the already bleached sections of hair unless you are planning on radically changing your hair to a colour to blue for example. In your case I would say you will only need to bleach your root growth. I have blue hair so the maintenance is difficult but it is worth it. Hope this helped!Dec 12, 2012Link to this post
WhitneyPre-lighteningthe hair that has already been pre-lightened (bleached) should not be bleached again. the initial bleaching is enough to remove the dark pigment of natural hair and makes the hair porous enough to hold the artifical color. if you re-bleach it, you risk damaging your hair. id suggest waiting for the old color to fade out or washing the hair with a clarifying shampoo before switching to a different color to remove as much of the previous color as possible. good luck!Sep 17, 2012Link to this post
Isabella T.EdmontonWill My Hair Go Green?I lightend my hair so that i could use punky color on it and i was wondering if i can color over it if its still in my hair? i want to bleach my hair blonde where the punky colour is will it work or make my hair green??Reply to this postSep 4, 2012Link to this post
JessicaCanadaWill The Colour Was Out Quick Enough? Is Punky Colour Right For Me?My hair color currently is between red and golden blond its light enough that i dont have to bleach it for most Hair color products. for the summer before i go back to school in September i wanted to do steaks of purple and blue. IT HAS TO COME OUT BEFORE SEPTEMBER!! i go to catholic school and with a uniform we can not have hair that isn't a natural color plus my parents don't want me to have random colours in my hair for my Grad photos. Will the colour was out completely by September if i dye it around June 20th? if not what other kind of semi perm colour do you recommend other than manic panic?Reply to this postJun 3, 2012Link to this post
NatHow Long It Will LastHi there! I've been using Jerome Russell Midnight Blue over bleached hair (natural color: medium brown) for about a year now. Here's what I think about your project:
- First of all, I think dyeing your hair is a great idea, it's a lot of fun!
- However, blue might not be the best idea for something you only want to last for one summer. It's the kind of color that demands some maintenance to STAY blue, because it washes out fairly fast (and unevenly depending on how exposed your hair is) and turns to a teal green quite quickly, especially over blonde/reddish hair. What's more, the green tinges tend to stay there, and they don't look very nice. I've got this one strand of random hair which has been bleached for the best part of a year and not dyed back because I can never find it when I do my dye, it's still got a greenish tinge to it. To get rid of it, you need to bleach your hair again or dye over it.
The blue might look nice with the purple, but sea green probably won't...
- Purple, on the other hand, usually washes out to a light pink. By August, your hair will still probably have that pink tinge to it, but it won't be as noticeable: it'll blend in with your natural hair color more. Make sure to choose some kind of pinkish/reddish purple rather than indigo or lavender, though.
- Finally, using conditioner and cold water locks the pigments in, while washing your hair with shampoo in hot water washes the pigments out. At first, you'll probably want the pigments to be locked in so that the color looks nice and vibrant, but once you want it to wash out, it's a good idea to wash your hair often (every day or two days) with hot water and little or no conditioner. Don't leave the dye to sit in more than the instructions say when you first put it in, either.
I hope this helps you rock the colored hair this summer! Have fun!Jun 19, 2012Link to this post -
CharlieRe: Will The Colour Was Out Quick Enough? Is Punky Colour Right For Me?I use Punky Apple green, Spring Green and Alpine Green, the spring green fades out to a yellow, and stays light green at the root, and that's after a couple months, I haven't let it go for more then 2 months before coloring again, but I don't think punky is for you. Though I could be very wrong, that is just my experience. Oh and the alpine and apple greens fade out to a light blue at the tips and stay a green at the roots, just throwing that in there.
You might be able to go to a salon and ask someone that colors hair. They might be able to help you.
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The Red Sox have an opportunity to clinch a spot in the playoffs on Wednesday night, but simply earning a berth in the postseason isn't the club's goal.
Boston could clinch at least an American League Wild Card spot with a win over Baltimore and a Cleveland loss to Kansas City, but outfielder Jonny Gomes was quick to point out that there's plenty to play for after that -- including the main goal of winning a division title.
"We're definitely not looking forward," Gomes said. "Obviously you can smell it. Spring Training, offseason, you get yourself ready for 162 games, because you never know. We're in shape for 162 games, and we're going to play all 162 out."
The Red Sox haven't won the AL East since 2007, and their magic number to do so has dwindled to three. Oddly enough, that's their only division crown since 1995, despite the fact that they have two World Series titles and eight playoff appearances since then.
"This team glued together pretty quick, and I think people are starting to check in now, around mid-September," Gomes said. "But we've really been on the same page since Fort Myers. We just have to stay healthy and play the games out."
The Orioles, meanwhile, are fighting to keep their AL Wild Card hopes alive. They sit two games out of the final spot with just 12 remaining, and nine of those contests are against teams in the thick of the playoff chase.
Baltimore will send left-hander Wei-Yin Chen to the hill. Against the Yankees last Thursday, Chen surrendered five runs -- including four in the first three innings -- but he settled down and managed to pitch into the seventh, picking up a no-decision.
Right-hander Jake Peavy, who has allowed two runs or fewer in five of his eight starts for the Red Sox, gets the ball opposite Chen. Since coming over from the White Sox in a non-waiver Trade Deadline deal, Peavy has posted a 3.66 ERA.
He'll be doing his best to get the ball to dominant Boston closer Koji Uehara, who had his club-record streak of 37 consecutive batters retired snapped in Tuesday's 3-2 loss.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter has his own, separate strategy for stopping Uehara, though.
"How do I approach him? We try to be ahead in eight innings so he can't pitch," Showalter said. "That's how you approach him: You keep him out of the game."
Uehara spent the first 2 1/2 seasons of his career with Baltimore, and the club offered him a deal to return before the season.
"They just offered a lot more than we could," Showalter said. "We wanted him back. We miss him. He's a good man. I like him a lot."
Orioles: O'Day may return
Righty reliever Darren O'Day could return to action on Wednesday. O'Day hasn't pitched since Sept. 7 because of tingling and numbness in his fingers.
Showalter said O'Day felt OK after a bullpen session in Sarasota, Fla., on Tuesday.
"We'll see how he feels in the morning when he comes in," Showalter said. "He still has a little bit of soreness from the actual injections, so he seems to be making progress."
Red Sox: Farrell praises depth
The Red Sox may be without starting center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, but they haven't missed a step.
Since Ellsbury sustained a compression fracture in his right foot, Boston is 7-3 with 64 runs scored.
"Much like when we've missed [Shane Victorino] for a number of games or when we miss [Clay Buchholz] for a number of games, the depth continues to play out," manager John Farrell said.
Worth noting
• Baltimore shortstop J.J. Hardy has just one hit in 14 at-bats against Peavy.
• During his tenure with the Orioles, Showalter is 32-24 against the Red Sox.
• The next Red Sox victory will be No. 93 this season after they lost 93 games a year ago.
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I feel bad for Ryan because he obviously was in pain and not really himself. He could have maybe medalled if he wasn't injured. Maybe he'll come back for one more season? lol
I feel bad for Ryan because he obviously was in pain and not really himself. He could have maybe medalled if he wasn't injured. Maybe he'll come back for one more season? lol
ouch, othman didnt even break 100...
Kevin up next! Maybe he can move into the top 10, and if Patrick stays where he is, Canada will have 3 spots for next year.
Why do they do one flight and then have a 30 minute break?
What's with it with competitions held in Europe? First the Euros now this with the skate fetish? Seriously, I will be mad if they focus more on Adam's (or Daisuke's or Jeremy's... heck any good looking male skater's) skates than his actual skating. They rather put his skates instead of Adam "Ripponing" his lutz. Thank goodness Italian TV reaired that with the actual jump.
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Takahashi, Chan and Joubert on the podium in some order. Abbott or Kozuka might slip on if one of those three implode, but I think it'll be those three.
I agree. When he gets really into it, it's awesome. And his jumps get so much height, I know he doesn't get the best results but he really is very talented. His quad is huge and to do that with a broken foot...wow. Also 66 in TES is not bad, if he got the PCS he deserved (internationally this season they have been in the mid-high 60s range), he'd have gotten a pretty respectable score.
Daisuke FTW I say P.Chiddy and Mao's future hubby rounding the Top 3. US will keep their 3 spots!
Oh and Javi will crack the Top 12!
Did people really think Ryan was that bad? I mean, yeah the performance was off, but he did almost all of his jumps and only fell once, for Ryan, that's pretty good, and for injured Ryan, I was really surprised. Judging from the scores the other guys in this group have gotten, Ryan's score is actually pretty good.


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