Brasília - The 4th Meeting of the Brazil-United States Growth Group will take place today in Rio de Janeiro, with the participation of minister of Finance, Antônio Palocci, and the secretary of the Treasury, John Snow.

The meeting begins at 8:00 am with a breakfast with Rio business leaders. Later Palocci and Snow will have a working lunch with aides. At 2:30 pm they will hold a joint news conference. Finally, beginning at 3:00 pm, the economic teams will discuss technical details.

The objective of the Growth Group is to discuss strategies for stimulating bilateral economic growth.

Translator: Allen Bennett