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By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The construction of the six new Line 4 Metro stations in Leblon and Ipanema is continuing to...

By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the same way that distinction can be drawn between the lower, middle and upper...

By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Businesses in favelas with Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) are showing a trend towards greater growth,...

By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the London Olympics over, it is now Rio’s time in the global limelight, and...

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When making travel plans or moving to a new city it is natural that...

Opinion, by Melissa Mello e Souza RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the Democratic Convention unfolds this week, we, Americans abroad, are approaching our final...

By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It can often be a task to keep children entertained when traveling as a family...

By Lisa Molinari and Melissa Rossi, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While global attention convenes on the Rio+20 UN Conference, the Government of...

By Zoë Roller, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While the UPP (Police Pacification Unit) program in Rio has had many successes in the...

By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The environmental license for the construction of the Metro Line 4 was approved on Friday...

By Lacy Edney, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The favelas of Rio have arguably represented a dangerous side of the Cidade Maravilhosa, but...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - New licensing laws will aim to prevent Ipanema’s main shopping street, Visconde de Pirajá, from...

Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For those still getting used to the Southern Hemisphere calendar, and particularly in Brazil, the end of Carnival means...