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Saturday, July 9, 2016

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Rio de Janeiro Restaurants Will Celebrate Dia da Pizza July 10th

Rio de Janeiro Restaurants Will Celebrate Dia da Pizza July 10th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sunday, July 10th is Dia da Pizza (Pizza Day) and many restaurants and bars in Rio de Janeiro will offer specials and promotions. With options ranging from the traditional calabresa (pepperoni) and mozzarella to shrimp to vegetarian to dessert banana pizza and many other […]

Eduardo Cunha, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Speaker Resigns

Eduardo Cunha, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Speaker Resigns
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Under pressure from both allies and critics, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies President, Eduardo Cunha, announced his resignation from the top legislative position in the country’s Lower House on Thursday. The legislator, however, will continue to hold his position as a Congressional representative. In his resignation […]

Rio Hospital Seeks Volunteer Interpreters for Olympics

Rio Hospital Seeks Volunteer Interpreters for Olympics
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Public Company of Health of Rio de Janeiro (RioSaúde), linked to the Municipal Health Department, is looking for volunteers who want to act as translators and interpreters for any foreign patients that will require outpatient care during the Olympics. The selected volunteers will work […]

Brazil Predicts 2017 Primary Deficit of R$143.1 Billion

Brazil Predicts 2017 Primary Deficit of R$143.1 Billion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil announced on Thursday (July 7th) the forecast for the 2017 primary deficit for the federal, state and city governments at R$143.1 billion. According to the forecast, next year will see a reduction of the primary deficit by almost R$27 billion from […]

Bruno Big Exhibition Opens at Galeria Homegrown Ipanema

Bruno Big Exhibition Opens at Galeria Homegrown Ipanema
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games less than a month away, a new exhibition “Tudo é Movimento” (All is Movement), by Bruno Big celebrates the beauty of movement in non-Olympic sports and in everyday life in the city. Opened on July 7th in the […]

Brazil Expands Visitor Driving Privileges for Rio Olympics

Brazil Expands Visitor Driving Privileges for Rio Olympics
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Foreign visitors to Brazil from one hundred countries can now drive vehicles throughout the entire country with only a valid driver’s license from their country of origin and a passport. The new measure, which began on Friday, July 1st and will last until December 31st, […]

President Temer Welcomes Olympic Visitors to Brazil

President Temer Welcomes Olympic Visitors to Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – To dissipate concerns about security the Zika virus and the readiness of Olympic venues during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games, Brazil’s interim President, Michel Temer, published an open letter in the Rio 2016 webpage welcoming tourists to the city and the […]

Military Soldiers for Rio Olympics Increased to 21,000

Military Soldiers for Rio Olympics Increased to 21,000
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a joint press conference on Wednesday, July 6th, Defense Minister, Raul Jungmann, and Justice Minister, Alexandre de Moraes, announced that an additional three thousand military personnel would be deployed to Rio de Janeiro to aid in security efforts during the 2016 Olympics. The extra […]

Brazil’s Retail Sales Register Worst Semester in 14 Years

Brazil’s Retail Sales Register Worst Semester in 14 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Retail sales in Brazil registered a decline of 8.3 percent in the first semester of 2016 in comparison to the same period last year, according to the Serasa Experian Retail Activity Index. The result is the worst performance for a first semester since 2002, when […]

Rio’s Carioca Cricket Club Appoints New Vice-President: Sponsored

Rio’s Carioca Cricket Club Appoints New Vice-President: Sponsored
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Carioca Cricket Club (CCC) of Rio de Janeiro, which was founded in 2011, has recently appointed Felipe Lima de Melo as their new Vice-President. As one of the few Brazilians on the team he has become a cornerstone of the CCC over the last […]

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