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Contributing Reporter

Through the years we have had over a hundred freelance reporters and contributors writing for us, and we thank them all for their work.

Seeing Carnival at the Sambódromo

By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For many the word Carnival is synonymous with Sambódromo, the location of the spectacular...

The Costs of Flooding in São Paulo

By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Since the end of 2010, heavy flooding in Brazil's financial capital has taken at least 25...

Police Take Favelas in Santa Teresa

By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday night at 10PM Rio's Governor Sergio Cabral tweeted: “São Carlos and Santa Teresa...

Rio’s Carnival Street Bloco Schedule

By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A fever has been sweeping across Rio de Janeiro since early January, building as...

Carnival Outside of Rio

By Tim Anderson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With less then a month to go until Rio’s famous Samba schools take to the...

Brazilian Wines on The Rise

By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While a caipirinha is more likely to spring to mind when thinking of a Brazilian...

Visiting Minas Gerais

By Alison McGowan Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Historical towns and rural landscapes are just a couple of the great things about Brazil....

Rio’s Carnival Glossary

By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The biggest party on Earth may have its roots in humble religious context, but it...

Urca: Under Sugarloaf

By Sanhita Reddy, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Visions of university students playing football (soccer) along Praia Vermelha, and old men fishing along...

Here It Comes

Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Here it comes, Carnival! Another year has passed and all this summer heat is about to peak with...

A Rio Problem

Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Since 2007 the federal government planned 392 projects on urban and social infrastructure for municipalities of...

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