Brazil- The Rio Times
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The
inflation rate in Brazil, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics
Bureau) rose again in August, after registering its lowest rate in
almost four years in July. The IPCA (Consumer Price Index) registered an
increase from 0.1 percent in July to 0.25 percent in August. […]
By Robbie Blakeley on September 8, 2014
2014 Brasileirão, Brazil News, Campeonato Brasileiro, Cícero, Conca, Fluminense, Football, Fred, Kenedy, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Soccer, wagner
Daily Update, Sports
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Fluminense and Cruzeiro drew 3-3 at the Maracanã yesterday afternoon in
one of the most enthralling encounters of the 2014 Campeonato
Brasileiro. Cruzeiro looked to have won the game through Marcelo
Moreno’s excellent second half strike, but an equally wonderful effort
from Flu’s Kenedy […]
By Robbie Blakeley on September 7, 2014
2014 Brasileirão, Brazil News, Campeonato Brasileiro, Flamengo, Football, Gremio, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Soccer, Vanderlei Luxemburgo
Daily Update, Sports
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Flamengo’s run of five straight wins in the Campeonato Brasileiro came
to an abrupt end last night after a 1-0 defeat to Grêmio at the
Maracanã. The visitors were the better side, especially in the second
half, and snatched the points courtesy of a […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The
results of two opinion polls released on Wednesday show that President
Dilma Rousseff and presidential candidate Marina Silva are technically
tied in first place for October’s Presidential Elections. The latest
poll released by IBOPE shows President Rousseff of the PT (Workers
Party) with 37 […]
By Robbie Blakeley on September 4, 2014
Alecsandro, Botafogo, Brazil, Brazil News, Copa do Brasil, Eduardo da Silva, Flamengo, Football, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Soccer
Daily Update, Sports
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Flamengo are through to the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil after a
thrilling penalty shoot-out win over Coritiba at the Maracanã Stadium
last night. Having lost the first leg of the tie 3-0, Fla won by the
same scoreline to take the contest […]
By Kate Rintoul on September 2, 2014
Brazil, Brazil News, brazil's prisons, crime, Gangs, Human Rights, jail, Murder, overcrowded prisons, prisons, protest, Riots
National Politics, Politics
By
Kate Rintoul, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — In the
last week of August, riots broke out in four prisons across Brazil,
killing eight inmates and prompting the UN to call for reforms as
overcrowding and poor conditions have made prisons hotbeds for crime and
violence. The week began in Cascavel, Paraná, on […]
By Robbie Blakeley on September 2, 2014
Brazil, Brazil News, Dunga, Football, Jefferson, Marcelo, Rio de Janeiro, Robinhio, Seleção, Soccer
Sports
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Coach Dunga, head of the Seleção Brasileira – the Brazilian national
team – has made two late changes to his squad for the upcoming
friendlies against Colombia and Ecuador. Santos forward Robinho, and
Real Madrid left-back Marcelo, have been called up to replace the […]
By Chesney Hearst on September 2, 2014
Bernn, Brazil, Brazil News, Bruce Leroys, EDM, Electronic Dance Music, Felguk, Festivals in Rio, Johnny Glovez, Mario Fischetti, Music Festivals in Rio, Neon Future Festival, Raul Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Steve Aoki, VJ Vagalume
Entertainment, Music
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Beginning at 7PM on Saturday, September 6th, the Area Externa (Outside
Area) of Marina da Glória will host the Neon Future Festival. Headlined
by American DJ Steve Aoki, the festival will also feature some of the
biggest names in Brazil’s Electronic Dance Music (EDM) […]
By Chesney Hearst on September 2, 2014
Brazil, Brazil News, Catete, Céline Cousteau, Environmental awareness, Environmentalism in Rio, Family Activities in Rio de Janeiro, Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Free Activities in Rio de Janeiro, Green Nation Fest, Marcos Didonet, Museu da República, Rio de Janeiro
Art and Culture, Entertainment, Film
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Creating awareness of environmental and sustainability issues through
free programming for all ages, the Green Nation Fest returns for its
second edition on September 6th and will run through September 14th at
the Museu da República in Catete. The festival’s activities will include
seminars, […]
By Kendall Clark on September 2, 2014
Architecture, Art, Brazil, Brazil News, Catete, Faces Closure, Favela, Jazz, Marvelous City, Maze, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Tavares Bastos, The Maze
Local Real Estate, Real Estate
By
Kendall Clark, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Long
regarded as one of the best jazz clubs in Rio, The Maze, perched on a
plot of land in the Tavares Bastos favela community, boasts unmatched
views of the Pão de Acúçar and the Guanabara Bay. Over three decades the
fascinating architectural design has […]
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