Travel to Brazil

The Brazilian state of Bahia deployed soldiers to evict police from the state assembly who are on strike demanding better pay and conditions.

Soldiers clashed with supporters of striking police in Brazil's third-largest city on Monday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the feet of people trying to join officers occupying the Bahia state legislature building.

Vodafone looks set to sell shares of its Indian business to the public, possibly as early as this spring, in a float that could raise up to 10billion.

Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador have vowed to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security forces.

Militarymen stand guard outside the Legislative Assembly building, which is being occupied by policemen on strike in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on February 6, 2012.

The Brazilian government has raised about $14-billion through the privatization of three of its major airports, including the Guarulhos airport terminal at Sao Paulo, which is the nation's largest.

As the PolA cia Militar strike continues in the Salvador, and the northeastern state of Bahia, the union representing the PolA cia Civil force in Rio de Janeiro gave official notice of their own proposed strike action, to commence on February 10th.

Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said.

Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike, media reports said Sunday, although they added that the situation in Brazil's third most populous city appears to be improving.

David Bailey, 28, from Britain, has started a business in Brazil and, as a pianist, he also has soaked up the country'A s rich music scene.