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Harold Emert

American-born, Brazilian (naturalized) journalist, oboist and composer based in Rio de Janeiro since 1973, Harold Emert has worked for the Daily Mail, Express, Mail on Sunday, NYDaily News and SkyNews, among numerous international publications. He has won a prize for cultural reporting from Rio's Foreign Press Club. E-Mail: [email protected]

‘Eu Abraço o Rio’: Activists Want to Prove That Citizens can Restore the Marvelous City

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio entrepreneur Luiza Figueira de Mello, 42, founder of "R.evolution Club", a digital wellness platform, has ambitious...

Residents Take Action at Garden of Allah in Rio de Janeiro

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Concerned about the decadence of one of Rio de Janeiro's once lovely landmarks, residents of Leblon, Lagoa,...

Will Monarchy Return to Brazil? Yes, Insists Prince Bertrand Orléans e Bragança

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro is a step towards the return to Monarchy, claims the second-in-line to...

Uliving Will be Rio’s New Option for Student Housing

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a city that is continuously renewing itself, the sad news of the closing of Novo Mundo,...

Visiting the Marvelous City? How About Staying Downtown?

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the current rush of cyber business, not every visitor to Marvelous City Rio de Janeiro has...

Alleged Rape Victim of Neymar Located in São Paulo, where She Contacted Police

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite declarations by Neymar that he was "set up" by a woman supposedly raped in Paris, Brazilian...

Tracking a Great Brazilian Explorer: American Writes Biography

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Formerly the New York Times Brazil correspondent for a decade, American Larry Rohter may now live in...

How Albert Einstein’s Relativity Theory Changed a Small Town in Northern Brazil

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During a visit to Rio de Janeiro in 1925, the German, Swiss, and American physicist Albert Einstein...

Solicitor General Wants Carte Blanche for Police to Enter Universities

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Solicitor General, André Mendonça, has requested that the nation's Supreme Court authorize the entrance of police...

Barack Obama to Lecture Thursday Morning in São Paulo

By Harold Emert SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - One of the most popular U.S. Presidents among Brazilians, Barack Obama, will give a lecture on Thursday morning,...

Paul Klee’s “Unstable Equilibrium” Exhibit at Rio’s Banco do Brasil Cultural Center

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the best international exhibits ever to visit Rio de Janeiro features 100 works by Swiss-born...

Brazil’s Chico Buarque Wins Prestigious Camões Prize for Literature

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for literature in the Portuguese language, the 2019 Camões Prize...
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Bucolic Teresópolis Offers Beautiful Hikes and Imperial Flair

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For those residents and tourists seeking a break from the big bustling cities of Brazil, the tranquility...

Injunction Could Stop New Racetrack in Rio and Possible Grand Prix Move

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil' s Public Ministry has requested a court order prohibiting the Municipality of Rio from constructing a...

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