Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon Increased in 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A significant increase was registered in Brazil of the number of fires in its territory during 2015, with the greatest increase registered in the Amazon region, according to Brazil’s Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais – INPE (National Space Research Institute). According to INPE more than […]
Brazil’s Real Falls to R$4.03 to the Dollar at Start of 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The foreign exchange market in Brazil closed down on the first business day of the new year, with the US dollar appreciating against the Brazilian real by 2.17 percent. The Brazilian real closed on Monday (January 4th) at R$4.034/US$1, the lowest value of the Brazilian […]
Série A Samba Schools to Parade February 6th in Rio Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the opening night of the Carnival competition in Rio de Janeiro`s famed Sambódromo on Friday, February 5th, the remaining seven samba schools from the Série A will parade on Saturday, February 6th. The schedule for the parades during the second night of Série […]
Brazil’s Rousseff Vetoes Increase in Bolsa Familia Welfare Program
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In one of her last acts for 2015, Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, sanctioned the 2016 budget bill, on December 31st. The President, however, vetoed several items, including the clause which called for the increase of the Bolsa Familia benefits according to the inflation index of […]
Focus Report Forecasts Disappointing Year for Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In the first Focus Report of 2016, released by Brazil’s Central Bank on Monday, economists increased this year’s inflation forecast from 6.86 percent to 6.87 percent and now believe that the contraction in the country’s GDP will also be greater, going from 3.70 percent to […]
Rio Hotel Occupancy Exceeds Expectations for New Year’s Eve
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Authorities in Rio say that the estimated 857,000 tourists who came to Rio for New Year’s Eve this year brought US$686 million (approximately R$2.7 billion) into the city’s economy, and helped push the hotel occupancy rate of the top hotels to 98 percent. This beats […]
Série A Samba Schools Will Open 2016 Carnival in Rio
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Now that the Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations are over and 2016 has begun, attention in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil turns to the upcoming Carnival, which this year will take place on February 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th. To start the official […]
Where to Watch NFL Football 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday (January 3rd) the regular season of the American NFL (National Football League) ended and now the 2016 playoffs start, leading up to the Super Bowl on February 7th. Yet fans should know that this time of year watching NFL games in Brazil is a […]
New Book Explores Traveling and Owning a Hostel in Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new book, “The Pirates of Ipanema,” chronicles former Rio resident and American expatriate, Brian Waksmunski’s time in Rio de Janeiro and his creation and operation of the now shuttered hostel, Piratas de Ipanema. More than an average memoir, the book also tells the […]
Two Million Celebrate New Year’s Eve on Rio’s Copacabana Beach
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two million people filled the streets and waterfront of Copacabana Beach, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, to celebrate the new year according to authorities. The crowd watched sixteen minutes of face-melting fireworks, with the roar accompanied by a soundtrack referencing the upcoming 2016 […]
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