Not Even Zika Virus Deters Pregnant Women From Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Going against health officials recommendations a group of pregnant women came out to participate in this year’s Carnival street parades in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The women were participants of a family-oriented Carnival bloco (street parades) called Cordão Umbilical (Umbilical Cord) which paraded through […]
Brazil to Donate US$1.3 Million For Syrian Relief Effort
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Foreign Relations Minister for Brazil, Mauro Vieira, announced on Thursday that the Brazilian government would donate US$1.3 million for those afflicted by the conflicts in Syria. Minister Vieira is among the dozens of foreign officials in London participating in an international conference to discuss […]
Security Program Expands for 2016 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For Carnival 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, authorities announced they will have more than 400 agents of the Operaçao Segurança Presente (Operation Security Today) on patrol during the official dates. Friday February 5th to Tuesday February 9th. Teams normally work in two eight-hour shifts, using […]
Savings Accounts in Brazil Register Record Withdrawals
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilians withdrew from their savings accounts in record numbers in January, registering the largest overall net monthly withdrawal since the Central Bank started to record its data in 1995. Last month, clients took out R$161.59 billion from savings accounts while deposits totaled R$149.56 billion. In […]
Going to the Sambódromo for Carnival 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Over one million tourists are expected to attend the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival festivities and hundreds of thousands of those visitors will make their way to the competitive samba school parades that will take place on February 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 13th […]
U.S. Dollar Falls to Lowest Rate of Year in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Wednesday saw the U.S. dollar fell below the R$4.00/US$1 level to its lowest rate of the year in relation to the Brazilian real and the country’s main stock market rise, despite a visit from Moody’s representatives in Brasilia to review the country’s risk level. The […]
Theatro Municipal Celebrates History of Rio Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In anticipation of this year’s Carnival celebrations, Rio de Janeiro’s historic Theatro Municipal is hosting specially-themed guided tours that explore the history of Carnival in the city since the end of the 19th century. Theatro Municipal’s guided tours are part of the venue’s regular […]
MLB Players to Attend Cocktail Event for Rio Baseball School
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This evening, Thursday February 4th, local baseball project Baseball Escolar will host a cocktail reception with US Consul General James Story at his official residence in Leblon. As well as a chance to look back on the project’s work, guests will be able to […]
Brazil’s Rousseff Receives Mixed Reaction in Congress
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The trip by Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff to Congress for the start of the legislative year caused commotion, as expected, on Tuesday, with part of Congressional representatives defending the President and another part rejecting the leader. Tension in congress came to a head when President […]
Airline Staff in Brazil Conduct Two Hour Strike Days Before Carnival
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Two days before the start of Carnival in Brazil, the country’s main airports faced chaos as airline personnel went on strike on Wednesday morning for two hours. The strike, conducted from 6AM to 8AM brought confusion to twelve of the country’s busiest airports in nine […]
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