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 Petrobras Posts Weaker Than Expected Q3 Results
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Petrobras, the oil giant of Brazil, announced its third quarter results yesterday (Tuesday, November 14th),...
Brazil to Invest R$157 Million in Program for Rio’s Favela Youth
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government launched the Emergency Program for Social Actions in Rio de Janeiro...
Drone Shuts Down São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport for Two Hours
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL- An unidentified drone circling above São Paulo’s domestic airport, Congonhas, led authorities to close the airport...
Rio’s BRT to Close 22 Stations Due to Violence and Evasion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to a lack of security one of the main legacies of the 2014 World...
United Nations Launches Anti-Racism Campaign in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The office of the United Nations in Brazil launched this week the campaign ‘Vidas Negras’...
Brazil Tightens Inspection of Tourism Outlets in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Nearly two weeks after the death of Spanish tourist Maria Esperanza Jimenez in the Rocinha...
Brazilian Armed Forces Surround Rio’s São Gonçalo Neighborhood
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – More than 3,500 men from the Brazilian Armed Forces participated in a mega-operation in the...
Brazil Starts Military Exercises in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Troops from Peru and Colombia started to arrive in the Brazilian city of Tabatinga on...
Rio Loses R$657 Million in Tourism Over 8 Months Due to Violence
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio de Janeiro has lost more than R$657 million of its...
American Family Found Safe in Brazil’s Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An American family traveling through the Amazon region was found safe on Wednesday afternoon by...
Brazil’s Senate Approves Amended Taxi-Hailing App Bill
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While almost three thousand demonstrated outside Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday the country’s Senate approved a...
Brazil Registers Record Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil registered more than 61,000 violent deaths in 2016, a growth of 3.8 percent compared...
Brazilian Miners Torch Government Buildings in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Buildings housing Brazil’s environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio in the middle of the Amazon forest...
Brazil Increases Punishment for Possession of High-Power Firearms
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, sanctioned on Thursday (October 26th) a new law that turns...