Lise Alves
Lise Alves is a Carioca who spent much of her life in the U.S., and now lives in São Paulo. She writes mainly national politics and business for us, with an occasional travel story.
Brazil Increases Taxes on Fuels, Imports and Credit
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government’s new economic team announced the first measures which they hope will reduce...
Analysts Forecast Higher Inflation in Brazil for 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – For the third consecutive time financial analysts, surveyed for the Brazilian Central Bank’s Focus Bulletin,...
Taxes Increase at Brazilian Infraero Airports
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Agencia Nacional da Aviação Civil – ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) announced it is...
Mudslide Emergency Drills Begin in Rio’s Favela Communities
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the onset of summer in Rio de Janeiro comes the risk of heavy rains,...
Brazil to Improve Ports to Transport Record Grain Harvest
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s government announced measures to assist the transport of what is expected to be a...
São Paulo Faces Floods on Streets, Shortage in Reservoir
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Not even the recent torrential summer thunderstorms, which have flooded streets in São Paulo city...
Looting and ‘Lei Seca’ Mark Weekend at Rio’s Beaches
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The second weekend of 2015 was not only marked by high temperatures and crowded...
Brazil’s Inflation Index for 2014 Remains Within Target
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s IPCA (Consumer Price Index) for the month of December 2014 registered a variation of...
Brazil Seeks Closer Trade Ties with U.S., European Union
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – During the next four years Brazil will work toward strengthening its commercial ties with the...
Brazil Discusses Foreign Capital Participation in Airports
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Foreign capital participation in the concessions of federally owned airports is being discussed by the...
Brazil’s New Finance Minister Faces First Challenges
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Joaquim Levy took over as Brazil’s new Finance Minister on Monday, January 5th, and announced...
Brazil’s Highways Register Less Accidents Over New Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A preliminary report by Brazil’s Policia Rodoviaria Federal – PRF (Federal Highway Police) shows that...
Brazil’s Rousseff Sworn in Promising Priority to Education
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff was sworn in on Thursday, January 1st, for a second term in...
Rousseff Completes Cabinet Nominations for Second Term
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced Wednesday, December 31st, the last fourteen names of her cabinet...