Category: World Service
Date: 07.09.2006
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The BBC formally opens its largest news bureau in Latin America on
Tuesday 12 September 2006.
The bureau is located in the Brazilian-British Centre in
Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil and will be staffed by eight journalists, most coming from
the BBC Brasil offices in London.
The new bureau is part of BBC Brasil's
restructuring programme which includes increased investments in online, video
and TV partnerships.
In addition to BBC Brasil staff there will be a BBC News Correspondent covering
Brazil for the BBC's UK domestic news services.
Américo Martins, Head of BBC Brasil, said: "This new bureau and the related
investments demonstrate just how important Brazil and Latin America is to the
BBC's news operation.
"It means we can significantly expand our coverage in
Brazil and relay in-depth information to BBC Brazilian partners and BBC
programmes worldwide.
"Additionally, we will be producing more features on
Brazil and Latin America for our popular online site bbcbrasil.com."
An official opening ceremony on 12 September will be attended
by Lucio Mesquita, Regional Head, Americas and Europe, BBC World Service;
Américo Martins, Head of BBC Brasil; Asdrubal Figueiro, Editor of the new BBC
Brasil bureau in Sao Paulo; and Vin Ray, Director of the BBC's College of
Journalism, which provides tailored training programme for BBC journalists.
Vin Ray will also be attending the Latin-American Colloquium on Media
Observation which is supported by BBC Brasil.
Notes to Editors
BBC Brasil is an international radio news service in Portuguese and its online
site bbcbrasil.com provides a wide range of information in Portuguese, including
international news and current affairs, world economy, science, technology,
arts, entertainment, chat forums, and the opportunity to learn English. It is
updated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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