Contributing Reporter
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Brazilian Films at Tribeca Festival
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Three families struggling against starvation, two ballet dancers from a Carioca favela determined to succeed, the...
French Artists Play with Reality
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - 2009 is the year of France in Brazil. The official opening happened last week, with a...
Casuarina Performs Live for First DVD
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Casuarina is a samba group that started out in Lapa during the revitalization of the area...
Small But Well Placed: Humaitá
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A small but conveniently located neighborhood lays between Lagoa, Botafogo, Jardim Botânico and in the...
Swine Flu: Brazil Health Officials React
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Though no cases of Swine flu have been reported in Brazil, the Ministry of Health of...
Itacoatiara Beach, Niterói Hideaway
By Virgilio Arnaut, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Despite its huge popularity with tourists and ubundant natural wonders, there are still some corners of...
New Prison and Victim’s Center Open
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - On April 16th a new government department for prisons was opened (NUSPEN, Núcleo de Atendimento do Sistema...
Zona Norte and Zona Oeste in the Dark
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The former president of Rioluz, the company linked to Rio de Janeiro’s municipal administration that is...
Books, Music and Cuba in Santa Teresa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - It was originally just a bookshop, but now you can also drink a coffee, eat a...
Pernambuco Invades Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The sounds of Pernambuco are going to invade Lapa on Thursday, April 30th. Two bands from...
“Divã”: Psychoanalysis at the Movies
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sigmund Freud would be proud. A woman in her 40’s discovering herself on a psychoanalyst’s couch...
Brazil’s National Volleyball Superliga
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The volleyball’s national championship – known as Superliga - was decided last week in both male...
Flamengo Wins Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - More than 80,000 sport fans gathered in the Maracanã stadium last Sunday to witness the...
Hiking in Rio – The Jungle Around Us
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - One of the greatest attributes of Rio de Janeiro is how it is embedded in rain...