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’s Ceara State Wants Help to Fight Organized Crime
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The recent wave of killings in the Northeastern state of Ceara has led Brazil’s President...
Brazil Says Resistance to Pension Reform Declining
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Government officials are celebrating a poll taken recently which shows that approximately 44 percent of...
Brazil Reiterates Embraer Will Not Give up Control to Boeing
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Amidst rumors that Brazil’s aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, was being sold to Boeing, Brazilian authorities are...
Carnival 2018 to Inject R$11.14 Billion Into Brazil’s Economy
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – This year’s Carnival festivities, to take place from February 9th to 13th, is expected to...
Brazil E-Visas Hope to Increase U.S. Tourism by 200,000 Per Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Tourists from the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada can now apply for visas to...
Upheld Verdict for Brazil’s Lula May Keep Him From Presidency
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Three Brazilian judges from a regional court in Porto Alegre maintained on Wednesday the conviction...
Brazil’s Lula Denies Wrongdoing as Court Decides Appeal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Amidst heavy security, the appeal hearing of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started...
Brazil and Mercosur Negotiate Possible Trade Accord With UK
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In addition to being close to closing an agreement with the European Union, the South...
Brazil’s Temer Hopes to Attract Foreign Investors in Davos
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The president of Brazil, Michel Temer, will be attending this week’s World Economic Forum in...
Privatization Plans of São Paulo Metro Halted After Strike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After a hectic morning rush hour in São Paulo city, due to the partial strike...
Human Rights Watch NGO Calls on Brazil to End Police Brutality
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A report released on Thursday morning by Human Rights Watch (HRW) calls on Brazilian authorities...
Brazil Increases Yellow Fever Campaign, WTO Issues Alert
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The increasing number of registered cases and deaths related to yellow fever in Brazil have...
More States Adhere to Disaster SMS Warning System in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Just in time for the traditional heavy rains which are registered every year in Brazil...
Brazil Bans Funds From Negotiating in CryptoCurrencies
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to the risks associated with cyber transactions, crypto-currencies such as the popular Bitcoin, will...