Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
Unemployment in Brazil Reaches 11.8 Percent
Unemployment rises in latest trimester that ended in October, to 11.8%, up slightly from the previous trimester that ended in...
November 30, 2016
Rio Mayor Paes Overruled Again in Attempt to Ban Uber
Uber continues to operate in Rio de Janeiro under a court injunction following Rio Mayor Paes’ signing of a law...
November 29, 2016
Brazil’s Black Friday Sales Register 11 Percent Boost
Brazil's Black Friday weekend sales up eleven percent over 2015's Black Friday figures.
November 29, 2016
São Paulo’s Palmeiras Wins 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro
With its 1-0 win over Chapecoense, Palmeiras ends a 22-year drought to win its ninth Brasileirão championship, more than any...
November 28, 2016
Rio’s New Immigration Museum Opens in São Gonçalo
Just a short drive out of the city, is the “Brazilian Ellis Island,” Rio’s recently opened interactive Immigration Museum, located...
November 25, 2016
Grêmio Takes Opening Game of Copa do Brasil Final
In the first game of the home-away Copa do Brasil championship final, visitors Grêmio defeated Atlético-MG, 3-1, on the back...
November 24, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta UPP Targeted With Violence
According to UPP Santa Marta officials, a UPP shootout that left one man wounded, resulted in the bombing of a...
November 23, 2016
Rio Rental Prices Show Biggest Fall in Latest FipeZAP Index
The FipeZAP rental index for October showed rental prices dropping again across Brazil, registering negative figures in seventeen of the...
November 22, 2016