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.
Rio’s Overlooked Treasure: Glória
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - What if there existed a neighborhood that was: affordable, verdant, peaceful, tightly-knit, safe, pedestrian and car-friendly,...
Flamengo Victories Alieve Worries
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - After a great effort, the Flamengo directors managed, against all odds, to get the players' delayed...
Help Discotech to Close
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - It has been high on Governor Sergio Cabral’s hit list for several years, but it now...
Indigo Investments in Penthouses
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - With a degree in chartered surveying and several successful projects in the British Isles behind him,...
Reforming the Health Business
By Sarah O’Sullivan, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Jose Gomes Temporao, the national health minister, plans to “radically reform” Brazil’s public health care system....
Fight for Peace Boxing Club
By Sarah O'Sullivan, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - An Englishman has spent the last seven years fighting to provide an alternative for youngsters living...
Arraial do Cabo, Oásis in the Making
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - With a population of around 25,000, Arraial is one of the more popular tourist destinations in...
Pandeiro Jazz
By Naomi Orton, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The pandeiro is perhaps to Brazilian music what the saxophone is to jazz and the violin...
Prefeitura Faces Congestion in Centro
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - For several months there has been an increased traffic problem on Avenida San Francisco Bicalho, which...
Dehouche Land, Global Investments
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Whilst working for UBS in Sao Paulo as an investment banker back in 2003, Henry Madden...
Santa Teresa’s Bondinho Trolley
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A ride on the Santa Teresa trolley (called the "bondinho" in Rio) is like a journey...
Teatro Municipal Refurbishment in Centro
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Gazing up toward the Teatro Municipal from Cinelândia Square, the stunning world-class theater of the arts...
Flamengo’s Financial Troubles
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Flamengo, one of the biggest Carioca soccer teams, is in the middle of a big money...
Formula 1 Rule Change Contested
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced this week that from now on, the F1 World Champion...