Brazil’s Lula Questioned About Lava Jato Scandal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As part of the on-going Operação Lava Jato (Carwash) corruption investigation, Brazil’s Federal Police took in former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for questioning Friday morning while more than 200 federal police officers served 33 search warrants and eleven bench warrants in São […]
Brazil’s Real Rises to R$3.80 to the Dollar in 3-Month High
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite the news yesterday that the Brazilian economy ended 2015 with the biggest GDP drop in 25 years the financial market saw a surge. The Brazilian real currency closed at the highest value in three months, R$3.802 to the U.S. dollar. The dollar ended Thursday […]
Lionel Richie Live in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, March 8th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Legendary American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lionel Richie will perform live at Barra da Tijuca’s HSBC Arena on Tuesday, March 8th. Known for his solo hits that include “Hello”, “All Night Long”, “Say You, Say Me”, “Dancing on the Ceiling”, and “Stuck on You” and […]
Rio’s Jazz in Candelária Returns to Lapa on Saturday, March 5th
By Georgie Hay, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The third edition of Jazz na Candelária (Jazz in Candelária) will take place this Saturday, March 5th, at Paiol 08 in Lapa; home to some of Rio’s most notable music venues and the place that best reflects the city’s eclecticism in music. Event organizers Débora […]
Government Workers Protest Budget Measures in Rio de Janeiro
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Organizers say that over 10,000 protesters came together yesterday, March 2nd, to demonstrate against the financial plan proposed by Governor Luiz Fernando, nicknamed “Pezão” (Bigfoot). The budget-cutting measures in contention mainly involve the schedule of when salaries are paid, which was bundled into a R$13.5 […]
Brazil Registers in 2015 the Worst GDP Retraction Since 1990
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Economists had predicted a decline in the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2015, but the official amount released on Thursday by the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics Agency) was gloomier than forecasted. According to the IBGE, Brazil’s GDP registered a decline of 3.8 percent in 2015, […]
Rio dos Meus Olhos Event Returns on Saturday, March 5th
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Celebrating the city of Rio de Janeiro and its 451th anniversary, O Globo will present the second edition of the “Rio dos Meus Olhos” (Rio in My Eyes) event on Saturday, March 5th at the revitalized Praça Mauá in Centro. The event is free […]
Two New Deodoro Olympic Facilities Unveiled in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Less than six months before the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, government officials unveiled two new installations on Wednesday (March 2nd) in the Deodoro Olympic Park. City officials presented the Olympic Committee with the Deodoro Stadium and the Youth Arena. […]
Brazil Increases Foreign Capital Participation in Airlines
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil signed on Tuesday (March 1st) a legislative decree issued by the Executive increasing the participation of foreign capital in Brazilian airline companies. According to officials, the participation limit for foreign capital in Brazilian airlines was increased from the current 20 […]
Caminhos Offers More than Portuguese Classes: Sponsored
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Since 2009, Caminhos Language Centre in Ipanema has been one of the most popular schools to learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, due to their prime location, social mission, their wide range of cultural emersion activities and economical options for language classes. Now in 2016, […]
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