Brazil’s Mobile Phone Market Explosion
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3683" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hélio Costa, Minister of communications, photo by Wilson Dias/ABR."][/caption] RIO...
May 26, 2009Section
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Vasco Alone in Copa do Brasil
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3746" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Thiago Neves scored one of Fluminense's goals in the match against...
May 26, 2009
“Boteco” Food Festival
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3632" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Salmon appetizer from Bracarense, in Leblon, photo provided by RPM."][/caption] RIO...
May 26, 2009
Niterói: Only 15 Minutes Away
By Virgílio Arnaut, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3474" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Architect Oscar Niemeyer's spectacular Contemporary Art Museum in Niteroi, photo by...
May 26, 2009
Surf Spots In Rio State
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3282" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Praia Brava in Cabo Frio is secluded, photo by Hakan Almerfors."][/caption]...
May 19, 2009Luxury Hotel Shines in Santa Teresa
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3356" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photos provided by Hotel Santa Teresa."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
May 19, 2009
Finding Rio’s Other Beaches
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3298" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="On a weekday many beaches like Recreio are almost deserted, photo...
May 19, 2009Saving Accounts Subject to New Tax
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3367" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Finance Minister (Ministro da Fazenda), Guido Mantega, photo by Marcelo...
May 19, 2009
Floods Wreak Havoc on Northern Brazil
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3184" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Flooding in Northern Brazil, photo courtesy of Agencia Brasil."][/caption] RIO DE...
May 19, 2009
Serie A Cariocas Fail to Find the Net
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3340" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Conca failed to unlock the Barueri defense in the second round,...
May 19, 2009
Brazil Volleyball Misses Gold
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3324" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pedro Solberg/Pedro Salgado won Silver, while Alison/Harley took Bronze. The Gold...
May 19, 2009Suspected Swine Flu Cases Down in Brazil
By Clara Cavour, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3348" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rubén Figueroa, chief of Prevention and Control of Diseases Unity of...
May 19, 2009
Forró Legend in Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3235" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Alceu Valença, photo provided by Circo Voador press department."][/caption] RIO DE...
May 19, 2009Jazz Guesthouse Lifts a Favela
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3386" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bob Nadkarni with a view from the roof, photo provided by...
May 19, 2009Grajaú: The Quiet Side of Rio
By Gabriela Godoi, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3432" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Avenida Engenheiro Richard, photo by Gabriela Godoi."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
May 19, 2009
Carioca Action in Copa Do Brasil
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3373" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Thiago Neves is Coach Parreira's biggest hope for Fluminense, photo by...
May 19, 2009Pilobolus Comes to Rio
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3522" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Photo provided by Pilobolus Inc."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO – They are...
May 19, 2009
Journalism Law Reforms in Brazil
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2912" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Celso Schroder of the National Federation of Journalists (NFJ), photo by...
May 12, 2009
Changes in Funding Cultural Projects
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2888" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Minister of Culture Juca Ferreira, photo by Antônio Cruz/ABr."][/caption] RIO...
May 12, 2009
57,000 Voting Rights Revoked in Rio
Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2919" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Voting Card, provided by www.tse.gov.br."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian law requires...
May 12, 2009