Brazil recently registered its tourism numbers from 2014, showing an increase of 6.425 million international tourists that is attributed to the FIFA World Cup. This is the first time that Brazil's monthly tourism has exceeded 6 million tourists. Read More »

Workshops planned for Dominican Republic, Brazil and Peru Read More »

Vivo M2M Control Center Platform enables users to manage IoT services on one easy dashboard. Read More »

Visit will set the stage for Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. Read More »

Líder Aviação will be exclusive dealer for Honda Aircraft in Brazil. Read More »

Cex.io, which describes itself as a ´cryptocurrency´ exchange trusted by 450,000 users, and Astropay, a provider of prepaid cards for online use with an expanding presence in emerging markets, have teamed up to provide bitcoin in seven countries in Latin America, Cex.io officials said on Monday. Read More »

Tam Linhas Aereas, the Brazilian airline owned by the Chilean-Brazilian Grupo Latam, will cut operations in Brazil between 8 percent and 10 percent as it faces adverse local conditions which include projections for economic contraction in addition to rising inflation and a weakening local currency. Read More »

Kalon Surf said Thursday it will partner with sportswear company Hurley Costa Rica to outfit Kalon Surf staff and provide performance gear to resort guests. The partnership will allow both companies to provide the best experience for surfers and guests. Read More »

EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, and COMTEX, a leader in integrating and designing electronic security solutions for a variety of governmental and industrial agencies in Latin America and Brazil, recently partnered to bring Iris Authentication Solutions from EyeLock to Latin America and Brazil. Read More »

Ecopetrol S.A. recently made an announcement to report on the decisions that have been made by its board of directors during a meeting on July 17 of this year. Read More »

Purple WiFi, the social WiFi software company that is cloud based, recently announced that Mike Greig has joined the company as the vice president of service providers, Americas. Read More »

Government officials have visited region a number of times over last year to discuss opportunities. Read More »

Tonon Bioenergia announced Thursday that its wholly own subsidiary Tonon Luxembourg has completed the final settlement to exchange all of its outstanding senior notes for new notes. Tonon Bioenergia is a Brazilian sugar, ethanol and energy producer. Read More »

DS Healthcare introduces eyelash-stimulating product at Drogaria Iguatemi pharmacy chain. Read More »

Alstrom said the first of its 14 Citadis trams arrived in Cuenca, Ecuador, for the city's tramway system. Cuenca's tramway line will run 10.2 kilometers in each direction and will include 27 stations. The tramway system is expected to open in 2016. Read More »

Inter-American Institute for Corporation on Agriculture Director General Victor Villalobos is urging the member countries to help strengthen the entity’s finances to fund agricultural innovation in the Americas. IICA has proved the benefits of its methods. Read More »

Leading engineering and construction company Graña y Montero S.A.A. announced last week that its subsidiary STRACON GyM will construct and operate the San Ramon Gold Mine in Columbia. STRACON specializes in services in the mining sector. Read More »

For the 49th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Peru showcased its destination, diverse culture and travel experience to encourage tourism. Peruvian artisans took to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to show manifestations of the Peru culture. Read More »

Carrefour Brazil has announced its purchase of Kalibrate Cloud Pricing solution as the fuel pricing processor for its retailing points in Brazil. Carrefour will implement the innovative Kalibrate systems in its five gas stations across Brazil. Read More »

The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced a partnership to create the first Latin America private equity professional development program on Friday. Read More »