Brazil: Denilson, Valdivia lead Palmeiras to win Mar 17, 2008
Striker Adriano put Sao Paulo ahead in Ribeirao Preto with a header off a corner in the 38th minute, but Palmeiras - which also has won five in a row - equalized five minutes later with striker Kleber's well-place right-footer from the top of the area. Denilson, one of Brazil's strikers in the 2002 World Cup, came off the bench in the second half to put Palmeiras ahead with a penalty kick in the 76th after Valdivia was brought down inside the area. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
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)
Scandals sweep Brazil Jun 19, 2007
Another case featured a "party house" in the city of Ribeirao Preto where corrupt lawmakers allegedly consorted with call girls. Powerful Finance Minister Antonio Palocci fell in April 2006 after a groundskeeper confirmed that he was a habitue. (Los Angeles Times)
Study shows promise for stem cell treatment for diabetes Apr 12, 2007
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Burt said the study was conducted there because he couldn't find anyone in the U.S. willing to conduct such a study, but he hopes the encouraging results will make it possible to study the treatment in the U.S. There's currently no cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 2 million Americans. (MarketWatch)
Stem Cell Transplant Resets Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes Patients Apr 12, 2007
The study was conducted in Brazil under the direction of Julio C. Voltarelli, M.D., of the University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Northwestern University. (Science Daily)
Stem cell treatment used for diabetes Apr 11, 2007
One of the subjects was insulin-free for one year but then relapsed after a respiratory viral infection, said lead author Dr. Julio Voltarelli, associate professor at Ribeirao Preto Medical School at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. The researchers also cautioned that the process is not without risk, with patients vulnerable to infection during part of the therapy. (Boston Globe)
Brazilian Priest to Use Monkeys, Hawks to Frighten Pigeons Blamed on Ethanol Production Apr 11, 2007
He said the pigeons dirty the town's central plaza and could spread serious diseases in Ribeirao Preto, a city of 500,000 people in southeastern Brazil. But Eliana Velocci, of Brazil's environmental protection agency, Ibama, said there are only 25,000 pigeons in the square, and that introducing predators to scare them away would violate a law prohibiting the release of wild animals in urban areas. (Fox News -- Views)
