Christmas Season Gets Started in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Christmas season started on Saturday in Latin America’s largest city, São Paulo, with the lighting of the traditional Christmas tree in front of the Ibirapuera Park. City officials, however, note that this will not be the only attraction during the season and expect thousands […]
The Chemical Brothers Return to Rio on Sunday, November 29th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Chemical Brothers will return to Rio de Janeiro to perform live on Sunday, November 29th at Vivo Rio in the Parque do Flamengo. Consisting of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, the British electronic music duo is currently on tour in support of their […]
Spend a Carioca Sunday in Gávea, When Visiting Rio de Janeiro
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Cariocas, or people from Rio, are remarkably good at making the most of Sundays. The second day of the weekend is not one to be spent at home preparing for the week ahead, but rather it is best enjoyed with family and friends, and […]
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases 16 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased by sixteen percent in the twelve months ending in July of 2015 in comparison to the previous twelve months, according to data from the Ministry of Environment. The results surprised government officials. “What is a surprise is that deforestation […]
Brazilians Reduce Spending While Traveling Abroad
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The unfavorable foreign exchange rate has led Brazilians to take fewer international trip and those who do travel abroad are spending a lot less, according to data from the Brazil’s Central Bank (CB). Data shows that Brazilians traveling abroad spent 52.67 percent less in October […]
Rio’s VLT Train Completes First Test with Passengers
By Shalina Chatlani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Vehiculo Leve Sobre Trilhos (Vehicle on Light Tracks) completed its first set of tests with passengers last week (November 22nd) in Praça Mauá, with the train reaching a distance of 150 meters. Mayor Eduardo Paes attended the test and even drove the train, with […]
Girls in Tech Event Returns to Rio de Janeiro on December 2nd
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The second edition of the Girls in Tech event will take place in Rio de Janeiro at the Olabi Makerspace in Botafogo on Wednesday, December 2nd. Free to the public, the event will feature a talk by Ana Luisa Santos, co-founder of e-learning platform […]
Senator and Banker in Brazil Arrested for Obstruction
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian Senator, Delcidio Amaral and BGT Pactual Bank’s CEO, Andre Esteves were arrested on Wednesday, accused of obstructing investigations surrounding the Petrobras corruption scandal. This is the first time since Brazil’s return to democracy that a sitting senator has been arrested. The arrests warrants were […]
Brazil Auctions Rights to Hydroelectric Plants
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil announced that the concession to operate all 29 hydroelectric plants put on auction on Wednesday were purchased, for a total of approximately R$17 billion. According to the government this money will help the country balance its public accounts in 2016. “The […]
Hot Chip Returns to Rio on Friday, November 27th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Known for their electro-pop synthesizer driven rhythms, British group Hot Chip will return to Rio de Janeiro to perform live at Saúde’s Sacadura 154 on Friday, November 27th. Since their formation in 2000, the quintet has released six studio albums. The group was last […]
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