Brazil Cuts Primary Surplus and Budget for 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The decline in federal revenues due to the weakening Brazilian economy led the country’s economic team to announce the reduction of the primary surplus from 1.1 percent this year to 0.15 percent. The primary surplus target, which at the beginning of the year was set […]
Rio de Janeiro’s Water Reservoirs Critically Low Again
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The month of July has been another dry month for Rio de Janeiro leading the water reservoirs feeding the city to come close to their ‘dead’ levels, critical for the dams’ turbines and water and electricity supply for the population. The Southeast of Brazil […]
Second Round of Tickets for Rio Olympics Up for Grabs
By Georgia Grimond, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Olympic Committee has announced that fans who entered the ticket draw in the first round have until 23:59 PM on Sunday, July 26th to apply for more tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Around three million entries will be available for 533 sessions. […]
Brazil’s Inflation Forecast for 2015 Increased Once More
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The forecast for the inflation in Brazil for 2015 has been increased again after data for June and July were registered by the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics Bureau). While the Central Bank’s forecast had reached 9.15 percent for the year on Monday, July 20th, the […]
Rio de Janeiro’s New Metro Line 4 to Open in June 2016
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The long anticipated new Metro (Subway) Line 4 connecting Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Sul (South Zone) and Barra da Tijuca is set to open on time in June 2016 according to Rio Governor Pezão and Secretary for Transport Carlos Roberto Osório, with the drilling […]
Live Free Jazz/Noise Rock Improvisation in Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian noise jazz quartet Vaso will launch their new album, QTV009, live at Audio Rebel in Botafogo tonight, July 22nd. Known for their radical free jazz, unique soundscapes and live improvisations, Vaso features Alexander Zhemchuzhnikov on tenor sax; Cadu Tenorio on violin, amplified objects, […]
President Rousseff to Defend Government’s Accounting Practices
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff has until Wednesday, July 22nd, to present her defense to the country’s audit court (Tribunal de Contas da União – TCU) of budget practices which could be construed as violations of the Brazil’s fiscal responsibility laws. Auditors announced in June they were […]
TAM Airlines Announce Reduction in Domestic Services in Brazil
By Georgia Grimond, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL – TAM, the Brazilian brand of LATAM airline group, announced on Monday, July 20th, that it will be reducing its domestic activity by up to twenty percent by the end of the year and that staff layoffs can be expected. The company said that the routes […]
Boats, SuperVia and Metro Still Owe Fines in Rio de Janeiro
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro’s public transport companies providing the boat, train and metro services have received a total of 84 fines for unsatisfactory services since 2005 from AGETRANSP, the regulatory agency. The fines total R$16 million with only R$7 million being paid by the fined […]
Last Week of FotoRio Offers Guided Visit and Catalog
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the last week of the 2015 FotoRio photography exposition, which runs until Sunday, July 26th, organizers offer a guided visit with curator Milton Guran and some of the photographers on Wednesday, July 22nd and launch a catalog of the exposition with a selection […]
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