Millions Still Live Without Basic Sanitation Services in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government admitted on Tuesday that the country is unlikely to meet the main targets of the national sanitation plan of providing drinking water to the entire population by 2023 and sewage system to 93 percent of the country’s residents. According to the National […]
Brazil’s Government Defends Petrobras’ Pre-Salt Monopoly
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although media reports have hinted that President Rousseff’s government would be willing to review Petrobras’ exclusive role in exploring the country’s pre-salt oil reserves layers, Mines and Energy Minister, Eduardo Braga, emphasized on Tuesday that the government continues to defend the maintenance of the current […]
Jazz Returns to Rio at Rua do Lavradio in Centro
By Georgie Hay, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After another successful edition of the Lavradio Jazz Festival during Carnival, Rua do Lavradio in Centro will host a lively program of free evening jazz; Three Jazz Happy Hour. The events will take place at bar and restaurant Santo Scenarium, a venue traditionally known for […]
Brazil Dismisses New Causes Linked to Microcephaly
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the Brazilian government conducts massive campaigns to destroy breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus that may be linked to the increased number of babies born with microcephaly in the country, local and foreign reports have other sources as […]
Retail Sales in Brazil Register Worst Results Since 2001
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The retail sector in Brazil registered last year the worst decline in sales since the historic data series started, in 2001. According to Brazil’s IBGE (Statistics Bureau), retail sales fell by 4.3 percent in 2015. Data for the expanded survey shows that the segment which […]
Rio’s International Airport Rated Poorly Amidst Renovations
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The International Airport of Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Rio’s only international airport, has appeared in a list as one of the country’s most unsatisfactory airports according to passengers. In a survey by the Department of Civil Aviation it was rated as […]
Eliane Elias Wins Grammy with Album “Made in Brazil”
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last night (February 15th) at the 58th Grammy Awards, the Brazilian pianist and singer Eliane Elias won a Grammy for the best in the Latin jazz category with the album “Made in Brazil”. Released on March 31st 2015, the album is the 24th for the […]
Brazil’s Congress Returns to Work After Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With Carnival festivities over, this week the Brazilian government is expected to restart its push to obtain Congressional approval for projects it deems necessary to jumpstart the country’s ailing economy. Congressional representatives will also return to work having to decide whether to advance in the […]
Inflation Forecasts Continue to Rise in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Inflation forecasts in Brazil for this year have increased for the seventh consecutive time, as analysts now predict end-of-year inflation to reach 7.61 percent, according to the weekly Focus Survey bulletin released by the country’s Central Bank. For 2017 the official government forecast remains at […]
Monobloco Ends the 2016 Carnival Celebrations in Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While the Carnival holiday officially ended on February 10th, the street parties known as blocos continued through the weekend, with popular Monobloco helping to close out the celebrations on Sunday, February 14th. This followed the closing night of the 2016 Carnival competition at the […]
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