Monthly Archives: January 2015
Rio is Ready to Watch the NFL Super Bowl on Sunday
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With American football gaining popularity in Brazil and around the world, fans of game,...
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Petrobras Losses to Corruption May Top US$1.5 Billion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The investigation which seeks to determine the financial losses to Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, due...
Salgueiro Samba School Set for Carnival 2015
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, February 15th, G.R.E.S. Acadêmicos do Salgueiro will be the fifth samba school...
Campeonato Carioca to Kickoff this Weekend in Rio
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After about a month-long hiatus from club football (soccer), the ball is rolling again this...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Sacred Cow, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s most sacred cow is Petrobras. When calved in 1953, its birthright included a monopoly over...
Domestic Air Travel in Brazil Grew in 2014
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite the economic slump faced by Brazil in 2014, domestic air transportation demand in Brazil...
União da Ilha Samba School Parades at Rio Carnival Feb 16th
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The G.R.E.S. União da Ilha samba school from Ilha do Governador (Governor’s Island) will compete...
Rio to Break Olympic Guanabara Cleanup Pledge, No Plan B
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After the confession of Rio state environmental minister André Correa that the Guanabara Bay will...