Brazil to Inspect Olympic Venues Daily for Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The increasing danger of the Zika virus has led Rio 2016 Olympic Committee to issue a statement guaranteeing that installations where the competitions will be held will be inspected daily during the month-long event to prevent the dissemination of the mosquito during the games. “Rio […]
Economists Reduce Selic Interest Rate Forecast in Brazil for 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After the controversy involving the decision by Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) to maintain the country’s benchmark interest (Selic) rate at 14.25 percent, financial institutions surveyed by Brazil’s Central Bank decreased their forecast for the Selic for the end of the year from 15.25 percent […]
Dance Music Festival Returns to Rio During Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Considered Latin America’s biggest electronic dance music event, the Rio Music Conference (RMC) will return for its eighth edition on Wednesday, January 27th and will continue through Tuesday, February 9th. The event, which overlaps with the annual Carnival celebration, is a welcome juxtaposition for […]
Work Suspended on Rio 2016 Equestrian Complex in Deodoro
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio’s City Hall have cancelled the contract of Ibeg Engenharia who were in charge of providing the Olympic equestrian facilities at Deodoro, in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone). Only last week, the same company, along with consortium partners, Tangran and Damiani, had their contract […]
Social Action for Music Reaches 1,000 Youths in Rio Favelas
By Georgie Hay, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Social Action for Music of Brazil (ASMB), an NGO supported by RioSolidario and the Department of Culture, aims to achieve social inclusion through classical music education for children, adolescents and young residents in socially vulnerable communities. According to government sources, the organization currently reaches approximately […]
Portela Samba School Ready for 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Samba school Portela will enter the famed Sambódromo to parade fourth on February 8th during the second night of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival Grupo Especial (Special Group) competition. Well known for their symbol of an eagle with its wings outstretched the school […]
Alert for Landslides and Floods in Rio’s Mountainous Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The rain that has fallen across the state of Rio de Janeiro since this past weekend has put some municipalities in a state of alert for floods and landslides. In the past, the mountainous regions of the state have faced deadly landslides due to rains […]
Brazil’s Real Plunges to Lowest Rate Since its Creation
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian real was shaken once again on Thursday in relation to the U.S. dollar with Central Bank’s decision to maintain the country’s benchmark interest rate on Wednesday night at 14.25 percent. The currency closed down at its lowest rate since the creation of the […]
São Clemente Samba School Ready for 2016 Rio Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Samba school São Clemente will be the third school to parade down the Sambódromo during the second night of the 2016 Carnival Grupo Especial (Special Group) competition on February 8th. Known for their satirical parades that address issues faced by Brazilian society, this year […]
Exploring Rio’s Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira Communities
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The two favela neighborhoods of Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira occupy a privileged position along Copacabana’s coastline. Nestling at the top of the steep sides of the Morro da Babilônia (Babylon Hill), the communities look down over Leme at the north end of Copacabana beach, […]
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