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Latin America Parts of the Western Hemisphere (excluding French-speaking Canada) where the official or chief language is a Romance language. Commonly it refers to the 18 Spanish-speaking republics and Brazil (Portuguese) and Haiti (French). Occasionally it includes those islands of the West Indies where Romance languages are the mother tongue.
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This competition, open to Brazilian companies, students and professionals from Latin America, the Caribbean and European Union, has already received over 4,700 entries throughout its ten editions. Cash awards for next year's edition will total R$100 thousand (approximately US$ 50 thousand).
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) announced the signature of its first two contracts to supply 3G infrastructure in Latin America. The contracts are valued at $147 million and have been closed with the Brazilian carriers Telesp Celular and Global Telecom, both controlled by Portugal Telecom.
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Enlightenment philosophy and the growth of liberalism strongly influenced the colonial elites, but it was Napoleon’s invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 1808 that actually led to the independence of Latin America. By 1825 all of Spanish America, except Cuba and Puerto Rico, had renounced allegiance to Spain and established Creole republics. Brazilian Creoles established an independent monarchy under a Portuguese prince in 1822.
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Franca will be responsible for PR Newswire's strategic business operations in Latin America, including driving existing business and identifying growth opportunities through acquisition and organic means. In addition to managing operations in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, he will expand businesses spanning Central and South America -- Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela -- and the Caribbean.
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Millions of European immigrants arrived in Latin America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of them settling in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Most immigrants were Spaniards, Portuguese and Italians. Many others arrived, such as Germans, Poles, Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Irish and Welsh.
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