Fire Breaks Out at Portuguese Language Museum in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Flames tore through one of São Paulo’s most visited landmarks, the Portuguese Language Museum on Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead and halting rail and metro lines for thousands of commuters. More than one hundred firefighters with 37 fire trucks were at the scene to […]
Rio’s Santa Marta Favela Celebrates Seven Years of the UPP
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Santa Marta favela community celebrated the seventh anniversary of Rio’s first Police Pacification Unit (Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora, or UPP), which was installed December 19, 2008. While Brazil and Rio struggle with a reversal of economic conditions since then, the event was an opportunity […]
Financial Markets in Brazil React to Change in Economic Team
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The change of finance ministers in Brazil on Friday afternoon did not please the markets. The São Paulo stock market closed down on Monday registering the lowest volume of trade in six years. The foreign exchange market also reacted poorly to the substitution with the […]
More Funding is Needed for the Construction of Rio’s Metro Line 4
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The new stretch of metro line, Linha 4, that is being constructed to link Zona Sul (South Zone) with Barra da Tijuca in the Zona Oeste (West Zone) may not be ready in time for the 2016 Rio Olympics unless R$1 billion is given […]
Walter Goldfarb Retrospective Opens In Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Celebrating the twenty-year career of Brazilian contemporary artist Walter Goldfarb, the exhibition “Walter Goldfarb: Retrospectiva 1995/2015 – Ela não gostava de Monet” (“Walter Goldfarb – Retrospective 1995-2015: She was not into Monet”) will open to the public on December 23rd and remain on display […]
Federal Judge Orders Freeze on BHP and Vale Assets in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the freeze on the assets of Anglo-American mining company, BHP Billiton, and Brazil’s mining giant, Vale, to guarantee that the damage, estimated at R$20 billion (US$5.1 billion), made by the November dam burst in Minas Gerais will paid. […]
Mercosur to Discuss Trade Agreements with Other Blocs
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Government representatives from the Mercosur bloc are meeting today (Monday, December 21st) in Asuncion, Paraguay to discuss agreements between the bloc and the European Union and extending talks with the Pacific Alliance. The Presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay are expected to meet for […]
Barra Grande: The Place to Celebrate New Year in Brazil
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At the end of a 56 kilometer dirt road lies the Bahian paradise of Barra Grande. Once a little fishing village, now only a small town it has become the go-to place to celebrate réveillon in Brazil. As well as having a host of […]
Brazil Takes on Rivals Argentina in Beach Rugby Sevens in Rio
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A friendly sevens rugby competition was played on Rio’s Ipanema beach on Saturday December 19th. The Beach Rugby Super Challenge was used to promote rugby ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games where the sport will make a return after a 92-year absence. International heavyweights […]
Online Ticket Sales Opened for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tickets are currently available online for the upcoming 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The events, which feature disabled and impaired athletes, will take place on September 7th through the 18th next year in the city following the 2016 Olympics Games which will […]
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