By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Officials announced the first suspected case of Ebola in Brazil on
Friday, October 10th. Recorded in the state of Paraná, on Thursday,
October 9th, doctors transported the patient to Rio de Janeiro on the
10th for treatment at the Instituto Evandro Chagas, a known […]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
After hundreds of screenings of over three hundred films in more than
thirty theaters throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro, the sixteenth
edition of Festival do Rio, the Rio International Film Festival, drew to
a close with the Première Brasil award ceremony on […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s
IPCA (Consumer Price Index) rose by 0.57 percent in September according
to the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics Bureau) after registering an increase
of 0.25 percent in August. In September of 2013 the IPCA rate was at
0.35 percent. According to Eulina Nunes dos Santos, coordinator […]
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A
last minute goal gave Flamengo a 2-1 win over Figueirense last night in
the 27th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro at the Estádio Orlando
Scarpelli. It helped end the Rubro-Negro’s run of five games without a
victory and put them further out of danger […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The
voters in the state of Rio de Janeiro went to the polls on Sunday to
vote for president, governor, senator and federal and state
representatives. Residents from Rio de Janeiro voted massively for the
two left-wing presidential candidates – Dilma Rousseff (35.6 percent)
[…]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The
surprising outcome of Sunday’s presidential elections, with Aecio Neves
of the PSDB (Social Democracy Party) winning more than 33 percent of the
votes and making it to the second round of elections boosted investors’
spirits in Brazil. The country’s stock market (Bovespa) registered on
[…]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
The 2014 TEDGlobal Conference began in Rio de Janeiro at the Beach
Theater in Copacabana on Monday, October 6th and will continue through
Friday, October 10th. With the theme “South!” this is the first time
that any South American city has hosted the international […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – More than
142 million Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday and more than a few
surprises were registered. Although polls over the weekend pointed to a
slight lead of Aecio Neves of the PSDB (Social Democracy Party) over
Marina Silva of the PSB (Socialist […]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Due to a rise in tension and number of disputes during election time in
Brazil, Military Police are reinforcing security as part of special
operations in sixteen states, including Rio de Janeiro. The Military
Police began their operation in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, […]
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
The 26th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro was one to forget for Rio
clubs, with none managing to pick up a vital three points. Fluminense
conceded a late equalizer, whilst there were defeats for Flamengo and
Botafogo. A late goal from Bahia held Fluminense to a […]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Officials announced the first suspected case of Ebola in Brazil on
Friday, October 10th. Recorded in the state of Paraná, on Thursday,
October 9th, doctors transported the patient to Rio de Janeiro on the
10th for treatment at the Instituto Evandro Chagas, a known […]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
After hundreds of screenings of over three hundred films in more than
thirty theaters throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro, the sixteenth
edition of Festival do Rio, the Rio International Film Festival, drew to
a close with the Première Brasil award ceremony on […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s
IPCA (Consumer Price Index) rose by 0.57 percent in September according
to the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics Bureau) after registering an increase
of 0.25 percent in August. In September of 2013 the IPCA rate was at
0.35 percent. According to Eulina Nunes dos Santos, coordinator […]
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A
last minute goal gave Flamengo a 2-1 win over Figueirense last night in
the 27th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro at the Estádio Orlando
Scarpelli. It helped end the Rubro-Negro’s run of five games without a
victory and put them further out of danger […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The
voters in the state of Rio de Janeiro went to the polls on Sunday to
vote for president, governor, senator and federal and state
representatives. Residents from Rio de Janeiro voted massively for the
two left-wing presidential candidates – Dilma Rousseff (35.6 percent)
[…]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The
surprising outcome of Sunday’s presidential elections, with Aecio Neves
of the PSDB (Social Democracy Party) winning more than 33 percent of the
votes and making it to the second round of elections boosted investors’
spirits in Brazil. The country’s stock market (Bovespa) registered on
[…]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
The 2014 TEDGlobal Conference began in Rio de Janeiro at the Beach
Theater in Copacabana on Monday, October 6th and will continue through
Friday, October 10th. With the theme “South!” this is the first time
that any South American city has hosted the international […]
By
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – More than
142 million Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday and more than a few
surprises were registered. Although polls over the weekend pointed to a
slight lead of Aecio Neves of the PSDB (Social Democracy Party) over
Marina Silva of the PSB (Socialist […]
By
Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Due to a rise in tension and number of disputes during election time in
Brazil, Military Police are reinforcing security as part of special
operations in sixteen states, including Rio de Janeiro. The Military
Police began their operation in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, […]
By
Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
The 26th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro was one to forget for Rio
clubs, with none managing to pick up a vital three points. Fluminense
conceded a late equalizer, whilst there were defeats for Flamengo and
Botafogo. A late goal from Bahia held Fluminense to a […]
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