Brazil’s Armed Forces To Help Combat Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil announced on Wednesday (January 27th) it was placing 220,000 armed forces personnel to help combat the mosquito which transmits the Zika virus. According to Defense Minister, Aldo Rebelo, the three branches of the armed forces will be at hand in 356 […]
Brazilian Judge Halts Petrobras’ Gaspetro Sale to Japan’s Mitsui
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A Brazilian federal judge has suspended the sale of 49 percent of Petrobras’ subsidiary, Gaspetro, to Japan’s Mitsui Brazilian subsidiary for R$1.93 billion (US$700 million). According to the law official, the operation closed at the end of December 2015 was not fully explained and transparent […]
CCBB Rio to Host Berlin Film Retrospective with Live Music
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – From January 30th through February 15th, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (CCBB Rio) will host Asas do Tempo – Imagens de Berlim (Time Wings – Berlin Images), a special retrospective featuring a collection of films made in Berlin that depict one […]
Brazil’s Bruno Soares in Australian Open Tennis Finals
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Playing in only their third event together, Bruno Soares, from Belo Horizonte, and Jamie Murray, from Scotland, are proving to be a formidable team. The pair, who are ranked seventh in the world, advanced yesterday, January 27th, to the finals of the Australian Open […]
Transparency International Cuts Brazil’s Ranking Due to Petrobras
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2015 raised Brazil seven positions, going to number 76 out of 168 countries surveyed. The country is the biggest index loser in the Americas, according to the global watchdog, due mainly to the Petrobras corruption scandal. “Dealing with many entrenched […]
Brazilians to be Taxed 25 Percent on Travel Services Abroad
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A deteriorating economic scenario and the steep depreciation of the Brazilian real in relation to the U.S. dollar discouraged Brazilians from traveling and spending abroad last year, according to the latest data from Brazil’s Central Bank. Now adding to the current trend, Brazil created a […]
Rio Opens New Bike Path on Avenida Niemeyer to Bumpy Start
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After a year and six months of construction, the new bike path that connects the neighborhoods of Leblon and São Conrado, in Zona Sul (South Zone) was opened on January 17th for use by locals and tourists. The path named “Ciclovia Tim Maia” runs a […]
Imperatriz Samba School Will Bring Sertaneja to Rio’s 2016 Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year celebrating the Brazilian state of Goiás, sertaneja music (Brazilian country music), and performance artists Zezé Di Camargo and Luciano, samba school Imperatriz Leopoldinense will parade fifth on February 8th, the second day of Grupo Especial (Special Group) samba parades. Led by carnavalesco […]
Dutch SBM Settles Bribery Case Out-of-Court in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The CEO of the Brazilian operations of SBM Offshore as well as a board member working in the country have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Brazil’s Ministerio Publico Federal (Public Prosecutor’s Office) after being accused by the government of bribing Petrobras directors to obtain […]
Nissan to Invest R$750 Million in the Automotive Sector in Rio
By Georgie Hay, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Nissan Motor Company is preparing to invest R$750 million in a new factory to be built in Resende generating 600 new jobs for the state of Rio de Janeiro. On the site, the company’s new crossover model, Nissan Kicks, will be built to be sold […]
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