Brazil’s Rousseff In Mexico To Sign Trade Agreements
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff starts her official visit to Mexico on Tuesday, May 26th, with the objective of strengthening commercial bilateral relations between the two nations, as Brazil and Mexico together make up more than half of the production, population and territory of Latin America. […]
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings to Peform in Rio May 29th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings will bring the best of American soul and classic funk to Rio de Janeiro when they perform live at Vivo Ro on Friday, May 29th. Currently touring in support of their most recent release, Give The People What they […]
La Calaca Gourmet Mexican Restaurant Hosts the TALKS Event
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – La Calaca gourmet Mexican restaurant in Leblon, which is co-owned by American expatriate Kristen Caverly Peixoto, is hosting The Rio Times TALKS speaking event on Wednesday, May 27th, from 7PM-9:30 PM. The “TALKS” speaker series event is bringing together a panel of experts in three […]
New Hiking Trail Opened in Rio’s Pavão-Pavãozinho Community
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The favela communities of Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho have restored a hiking trail along their hills in order to boost ecotourism in the communities. The peak of the trail lies on 200 meters and offers a great view over the city including Ipanema and Copacabana […]
Brazil’s Congress Gives Mixed Reaction to R$70B in Budget Cuts
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The R$69.9 billion budget cuts announced by Brazil’s government on Friday was received with mixed feelings by Congressional representatives, who are debating this week whether to authorize the fiscal adjustments requested by the Rousseff Administration. While some say that this is the only way to […]
State of Rio Announces New Investments by China
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following an announcement on May 19th that investment agreements worth US$53.3 billion will be made by China in Brazil, the State if Rio de Janeiro is seeing some impact. At a meeting held on Friday (May 22nd) at the Guanabara Palace, the governor Luiz Fernando […]
How to Make Investments in Brazil, a Panel Discussion in Rio
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although the economic scorecard in Brazil is not as strong as it was several years ago, it remains a destination for new foreign investments – such as China’s recent US$53 billion – as well as appealing option for individuals. Expert in financial planning in Brazil, […]
Banks to Pay More Taxes as Brazil Tries to Increase Revenues
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government announced this past week it would be increasing financial institutions’ taxes over net profits from fifteen percent to twenty percent, hoping to raise an additional R$3-4 billion per year to compensate the drop in revenues due to an ailing economy. The government’s […]
Buying Property in Brazil, a Panel Discussion in Rio
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Buying a piece of real estate in Brazil not only secures a place to live in, but can also be an excellent investment opportunity. However, there are many hurdles to overcome in the process of buying property as a foreigner, so Alessandra Marzano from […]
Circo Voador Hosts a Night of Brass in Rio on May 23rd
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Circo Voador venue located in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Lapa will be filled with blaring horns and blasting percussion as the American group, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, and the Rio de Janeiro brass bloco (Carnival group) Orquestra Voadora perform live tonight, Saturday, […]
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