Contributing Reporter
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Carnival 2011 – Salgueiro
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - G.R.E.S. Academicos do Salgueiro will be the second school parading on Monday, March 7th, the...
Rebuilding Região Serrana in Rio State
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The interior, mountainous region of Rio state (Região Serrana) is still suffering from the...
Watching the 2011 Super Bowl in Rio
By Nestor Bailly, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early February in Rio de Janeiro brings many things. Searing temperatures, summer thunderstorms, the mounting...
Brazil Inflation and Indexation Cycle
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the late 1980s and early 1990s inflation in Brazil reached out-of-control levels and...
Brazil at 2011 Sundance Film Festival
By Anita Kirpalani, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the most famous independent film festivals, the Sundance Film Festival, just closed its...
Rock in Rio’s New Sponsor and Artists
By Katya Gubarev, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only a few weeks after commemorating its 26th birthday, Rock in Rio gets another reason...
São Paulo Fashion Week
By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Simple yet bold white letters on a black background in front of the Bienal building in...
Obama to Visit Brazil in March
By Nestor Bailly, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early last week it was released that in March, U.S. President Barack Obama will visit...
Vasco Crash from Cup
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense all maintained perfect records after rounds three and four of the first...
Araruama Real Estate, East of Rio
By Tim Anderson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While not exactly easy to get to, the city of Araruama is 115 kilometers...
Iguaçu Falls Up Close: Brazil and Argentina
By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter
PARANA, BRAZIL - The thunderous sounds of thousands of liters of water, roaring furiously over the jagged rock edges, fringed...
UPPs and Opportunities for Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ten UPP bases (Police Pacification Units) are planned to be installed in the Complexo do...
O… Bama and Dilma!
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I'm still getting used to that name, Obama, but having an African American as president was a first for...