Richard Mann
Richard Mann is a German native and has worked as a freelance journalist for many years. He travels all over Brazil and is mainly interested in business, art, and culture and also likes to write articles about spiritual topics and unusual events.
Bolsonaro’s Launch of Expansion to Welfare Program Could Translate Into Votes
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans to expand the social welfare program created by Luiz Inácio...
Avianca Brasil Cancels 179 Flights, Also Between Rio and São Paulo
By Reuters
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Avianca Brasil on Friday canceled 179 flights scheduled for the next five days after a judge denied an appeal...
Brazilians Are Leading Foreign Real Estate Investments in Miami
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is the number one foreign country purchasing real estate in Miami, according to a...
Brazil Business Sector Disappointed in Bolsonaro Administration
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian executives and entrepreneurs are getting increasingly worried about the economy. At an event which...
New Wave of Brazilian Startups Reinvent Real Estate
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The startup market in Brazil continues to expand thanks a new wave of startups in...
In-Depth: Rio’s Prison Workers Treated Like Slaves
By Fabio Teixeira/Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro is accused of using prisoners as volunteer workers to maintain jails in a...
Brazilian Startup JaUbra Goes Where Uber Drivers Panic
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - When Alvimar da Silva realized Uber did not reach some of the more dangerous, far-flung areas...
New Wave of Brazilian Immigrants to Portugal is Underway
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to Cíntia de Paulo, of Casa do Brasil, a non-profit association in Lisbon, a...
Brazil’s President Suggests Plans to Divide Venezuela to Overthrow Maduro
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview with Jovem Pan Radio he is working...
Rio May Not Pay Back Debt to the Federal Government
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Even if the Fiscal Recovery Regime (RRF) is renewed until 2023, the debt of the...
In-Depth: Bolsonaro Targets Deadly Gangs Run From Brazil’s Prisons
By Gabriel Stargardter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before Brazilian prosecutors could conduct an inspection last year of the prison considered the country's worst, its...
Brazil Government to pay Petrobras USD 9 billion for Oil Contract Revision
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government reached a landmark deal to pay state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA...
Swiss Attorney General Refunds Millions to Brazil
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Crimefighters in Switzerland and Brazil pledged to intensify cooperation to resolve the sprawling corruption case...
Ford Launches Layoff Program in Bahia
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian unit of Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday it was initiating a voluntary...