Contributing Reporter
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Escaping Carnival
By Alison McGowan, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnival may well be Brazil’s most famous celebration, and the place the rest of the...
Santa Teresa Expects Property Boom
By Felicia Bryson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just a couple of weeks after Brazilian security forces took over nine favelas surrounding the...
It’s Time for New Energy
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It is just over a week until official Carnival is here, and the streets are full of excitement. ...
Fear of Landslides: Families Relocated
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two hundred families from the favela Morro do Borel in Tijuca are to leave...
Carnival 2011 – Grande Rio, Rebuilding
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While most Samba schools are almost ready for the big parade starting on March 6th,...
38 Arrested for Police Corruption in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A large-scale operation named Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), conducted last week by Brazil’s Polícia...
Parading at the Sambódromo
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Watching the famed Rio Carnival Samba schools promenade on the “Avenue” of Sambódromo...
Flamengo vs Botafogo in Carioca Semis
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Running a perfect record in the group stage of the Taca Guanabara, Flamengo is set up...
Brazil Invests in Navy
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Possessing one of the fastest growing defense markets in the world, Brazil has been...
Rio’s Best Bars for Summer 2011
By Tim Anderson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Cidade Maravilhosa is full of places to get a cold beer, and it...