Inmates and Police Negotiate at Parana Prison in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Military police reported to have restarted its negotiations with rioting inmates in a prison complex in the city of Londrina, in the state of Parana. Inmates overpowered the guards on Tuesday morning and took over the prison, setting fire to some cellblocks and maintaining as […]
Brazil’s Petrobras Announces Reduction in Investments
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government controlled oil giant of Brazil, Petrobras, announced it has reduced its forecast for investments this year and next year. According to the company, investments will be reduced by US$11 billion and operational expenditures by US$7 billion for the next two years due to […]
Free Courses for Entrepreneurs in Rio’s Food Industry
By Shalina Chatlani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL- The FAETEC faculty (Technical Support Foundation School) in Rio de Janeiro is offering free courses geared toward the food industry. According to government press, the program has helped many entrepreneurs open their own businesses, so that they can deliver their culinary services to the public. Former […]
Foals Cancel Show in Rio Due to Frontman’s Health
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Tuesday, October 6th, organizers announced the cancelation of the upcoming Foals show previously scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 8th at Saúde’s Sacadura 154. In addition to the Rio de Janeiro show, the band canceled the remaining dates on their current South […]
São Paulo Takes Drastic Step to Prevent Dengue Outbreak
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Worried about a dengue outbreak like the one seen at the beginning of this year, São Paulo mayor, Fernando Haddad sanctioned a law last week that will allow health officials to enter private homes, unoccupied residences and businesses to seek out and destroy breeding grounds […]
Bank Workers Start Nationwide Strike in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Bank employees all over Brazil started a strike on Tuesday, October 6th, for an indefinite period of time, after salary negotiations stalled last week. Negotiations between bank workers unions and the National Federation of Banks (FENABAN) had been occurring for over forty days. The workers’ […]
Real Estate Prices Fall in Brazil for Second Consecutive Month
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Figures released on Friday, October 2nd, by FipeZap, the Economic Research Foundation Institute (Fipe), showed that the price of residential property in twenty Brazilian cities fell 0.12 percent in September. It is the second month in a row the country has experienced a downturn […]
Rio Food Truck Festival in Barra da Tijuca on October 10th – 12th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio Food Parque, food truck festival, will take over the outside of the Link Mall in Barra da Tijuca on Saturday, October 10th, Sunday, October 11th, and Monday, October 12th, from 12AM to 9PM on each day. The festival will feature food trucks, […]
Uber Car Transportation Service Controversy in Brazil Heats Up
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Alternative transportation seen in services such as Uber, has led to heated discussions and violence throughout Brazil, and the controversy seems far from over. After Rio de Janeiro announced the ban, in a two-page spread in Sunday’s Folha de S. Paulo, Uber officials ask São […]
Foals to Perform Live in Rio de Janeiro on October 8th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Well known for their experimental rock sounds, energy during live shows, and stage-diving frontman Yannis Philippakis, British indie band Foals will perform in Rio de Janeiro for the first time on Thursday, October 8th in Saúde’s Sacadura 154. Currently touring in support of their […]
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