Body of Brazil's Missing `Balloon Priest' Found in Ocean, Petrobras Says Jul 5, 2008
His remains, dressed in his blue and white jumpsuit, have been taken to the medical examiners office in Macae, a port city that serves as Petrobras' main operations base for the Campos Basin, the source of about 80 percent of Brazil's oil output, Petrobras said. To contact the reporter on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Palmeiras tops Portuguesa in So Paulo tourney Mar 27, 2008
In other games, Resende outslugged Boa Vista 5-4, Madureira topped Duque de Caxias 2-1, Americano beat Volta Redonda 3-2 and Cabofriense edged Macae 1-0. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Americas: Boca, River nab share of lead in Arg. Mar 25, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Striker Wellington Paulista scored goals in both halves to lead Botafogo to a 7-0 rout of Macae in the Rio Cup on Sunday ... Macae defender Wallace was ejected. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
In Brazil Oil Town, Water Is A Precious Commodity Mar 20, 2008
MACAE, Brazil - Thin black water hoses snake across the ground all over Nova Holanda, a workers' neighbourhood on the edge of the Brazilian boom town of Macae ... Nelio da Cunha, a 23-year-old migrant from Bahia, works for state-owned Petrobras in Macae as a machine operator on the nightshift ... "Macae is an expensive city and not everybody has the money like those executives. This is the best solution we found to stay here. There's no rent and no water bill. I think we adapted well," he said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Brazilian police say info theft from state oil company was probably corporate espionage Feb 20, 2008
Four laptops and two hard drives were in the possession of Houston-based oil services company Halliburton Co. and were stolen while being transported from the coastal city of Santos to Macae in Rio de Janeiro state, where much of Petrobras' offshore exploration effort is centered. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Flamengo, Botafogo both win fifth straight Feb 3, 2008
In other games, Madureira trounced Americano 6-3, Macae defeated Duque de Caxias 2-0 and Friburguense tied 1-1 with Mesquita. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Brazil: Adriano leads So Paulo into second Feb 1, 2008
Midfielder Toro headed in a rebound as Flamengo eked out a 1-0 win over Macae, and the five-time Brazilian champion left the field to boos from its demanding fans at Maracana. Fluminense advanced to second place on Tuesday with a 5-1 romp over Volta Redonda, as its vaunted three-striker front line finally got untracked. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
So Paulo, Corinthians play to scoreless tie Jan 28, 2008
On Saturday, Vasco overwhelmed Mesquita 3-0, Fluminense and Macae drew 2-2, Volta Redonda downed America 4-2 and Cardoso Moreira beat Boavista 2-1. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Brazil: Adriano held again, So Paulo draws Jan 25, 2008
In other Group A games, Macae defeated winless America 1-0 and moved into second place with four points, and Boavista beat by Volta Redonda 3-2. In Group B, Botafogo got a pair of goals from striker Jorge Henrique and thrashed Friburguense 4-1 to remain unbeaten with six points. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
From fishing village to boomtown Jul 28, 2007
MACAE, Brazil Jose Costa moved to Brazil's oil boomtown of Macae two years ago hoping to find a job on a sparkling offshore rig but settled instead for work as a landlocked janitor and a shack as a home ... "Thousands of people come here like me, just hopes and no money. Renting a flat is not an option, it's more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro," said Costa, a 42-year-old from Ceara state in the poor northeast who brought his wife with him to Macae, some 180 km northeast of Rio de Janeiro ...... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Brazil's Oil Boom Town Sinking, Faces Floods - Study Jun 28, 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's coastal oil boom town of Macae, a local base for dozens of foreign companies, could face flooding as ocean levels rise and the local land mass sinks, a recent study found. "It could be water rising or Macae sinking, or the combination of both, but the issue requires urgent attention," Claudia Lellis, head of marine studies at the state-run Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), told Reuters on Wednesday ... 46 inches) a year on average in Macae and the... (Planet Ark, United States)
