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 Supreme Court Cancels Cabinet Nomination
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court in Brazil has decided to accept the request of an annulment of...
Brazil Extends Contracts and Tax Breaks for Oil & Gas Industry
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has announced measures that it hopes will encourage the exploration and production...
Rio de Janeiro Inaugurates New Golf Course for Olympics
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Not even the high temperatures diminished the enthusiasm of athletes this week trying out one...
Infrastructure Projects Stimulated with PIL in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Finance Ministry in Brazil announced on Monday measures to stimulate infrastructure projects in the...
Rio’s Metro Line 4 to Open in Time for Olympics Games
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – City officials in Rio de Janeiro announced on Monday (March 7th) that in a...
Protests For and Against Brazil’s Lula Continue Through Weekend
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The weekend in many Brazilian cities was marked by protests for and against the questioning...
Olympic’s Arena Carioca 3 Unveiled in Rio de Janeiro
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Arena Carioca 3 was unveiled on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro as part the...
Exploring Weekend Open Air Markets in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Known as a bustling business metropolis during the week, São Paulo city relaxes during the...
Brazil’s Lula Questioned About Lava Jato Scandal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As part of the on-going Operação Lava Jato (Carwash) corruption investigation, Brazil’s Federal Police took...
Brazil Registers in 2015 the Worst GDP Retraction Since 1990
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Economists had predicted a decline in the Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2015, but...
Two New Deodoro Olympic Facilities Unveiled in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Less than six months before the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de...
Brazil Increases Foreign Capital Participation in Airlines
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil signed on Tuesday (March 1st) a legislative decree issued by...
Brazil Invested R$250 Billion in PAC Projects in 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government of Brazil invested over R$250 billion in the PAC (Growth Acceleration Program)...
VLT Train System in Rio’s Port Zone Scheduled to Open in April
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In April, officials say that Rio de Janeiro residents and visitors will be able...