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Countdowns
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO - It is starting to feel like countdowns are all around us. In Brazil we are facing the nation-wide elections...
The Race to Govern Rio State
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's presidential race may be making most of the headlines, but the country's presidency is only...
Polls Show Dilma Lead Increasing
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – As the presidential campaigns hit the airwaves of Brazil's national TV channels, the opinion polls for...
Marina Silva and Green Politics
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – In the last of the three profiles of the leading presidential candidates, The Rio Times looks...
José Serra: Continuity or Change?
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With an unwavering and sizable voter support for his bid for presidency, José Serra refuses to...
Law Bans Satirization of Candidates
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A controversial law dating back to 1997 was brought into the limelight this weekend after...
Dilma’s Road to the Top
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – According to the recent opinion polls, Dilma Rousseff, the candidate of Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, Workers'...
First of Four Debates for 2010 Elections
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The first televised presidential debate prior to elections took place in São Paulo on August 5th,...
Electoral Pollution Afflicts Cities
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – As President Lula signed the Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (National Policy on Solid Waste) bill...
Brazil Offers Refuge to Iran Stoning Case
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - In a surprise move, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has offered refuge in Brazil...
Leading Presidential Candidates Fined
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Though still a long way from reaching a conclusion, the leading candidates in the presidential election...
Dilma Campaign to Cost R$187MM
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian presidential contest has been taken up a gear as the official election campaign begins...
Brazilian Economy in Record Growth
By Jewellord Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Institute of Brazilian Geography and Statistics (IBGE) has released the first trimester report of Brazil’s...
Can Brazil Maintain Economic Growth?
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – With President Lula still riding the wave of unprecedented popularity as his second mandate slowly...