Iolanda Fonseca
Iolanda Fonseca is a polyglot linguist of Portuguese nationality with a degree in Economics and a post-graduate degree in Languages and Literature.
Portela samba school is declared intangible cultural heritage of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Portela has been officially declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro. Governor Claudio Castro sanctioned the law...
Brazil’s São Paulo inaugurates state government business office in New York
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recently chosen as the PSDB candidate for Brazil's presidency in 2022, São Paulo Governor João Doria disembarks on Wednesday...
Survey shows pessimistic consumer and optimistic business people in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey shows a mismatch in the perception of the economy between consumers and business people in Rio de...
Covid-19: Omicron variant makes Salvador cancel official New Year’s Eve party
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Festival Virada Salvador, an all-night party promoted by the mayoralty that celebrates New Year's Eve, will not happen...
New Year’s Eve canceled or celebrated in Brazil? The situation varies widely among capital cities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The holding of New Year's Eve ("Reveillon") festivities with the public and the traditional fireworks entered a waiting period...
Barueri, São Caetano and Florianópolis are the most competitive cities in Brazil – CLP
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Used as a source of data for the development of public policies and attracting investments, the second edition of...
Brazilian police rescue woman about to be burned alive by militias in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The murder was about to take place in the Jesuítas community in Santa Cruz, in the west zone. The...
This holiday weekend, Rio de Janeiro will host live, virtual and free events
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The improving official Covid-19 statistics return Cariocas to the pre-pandemic routine that began in March 2020.
After a series of...
Mayor Paes maintains mandatory use of masks indoors in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, kept the mandatory use of masks indoors. The decree was published...
Gilberto Gil is elected member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The composer and singer Gilberto Gil, 79, was elected this Thursday, 11, to occupy chair number 20 of the...
Covid-19: 66.5% of the population aged over 12 is immunized in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The figure corresponds to 121,764,779 of the nearly 182 million Brazilians in this age group, with the full vaccination...
São Paulo state in Brazil has no deaths by Covid-19 for the 1st time since the beginning of the pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state of São Paulo did not register...
Brazil: Armed violence against security forces increases in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area in October -Fogo Cruzado
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In October, the number of security officers shot and killed in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region increased by...
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro defines protocols for the cruise travel season
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the arrival of the cruise season, which will start on November 5th in Rio, the Brazilian sanitary requirements...