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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...
Borel Next to Receive UPP Pacification
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Morro do Borel favela is scheduled to receive a permanent Unidade de Polícia Pacificadora (Police...
Rio’s Changing Favela Real Estate
By Jewellord Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Community life in favelas is flourishing amidst the violence and poverty that mark Rio de Janeiro...
Favelas Rising with AfroReggae
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Shootings related to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro are not unheard of, but the tragic...
Time to Party
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO - We've been planning our one year anniversary party, and it's going to happen on Thursday, April 1st. Obviously...
UK Delegation Arrives In Brazil
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Labor MP for Preston (a city and district in Lancashire, England), Mark Hendrick, led...
Favela Pacification Facilitating NGO Efforts
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - January 30th will mark two months of police presence in Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho, the favelas straddling...
Réveillon, New Year’s Eve in Rio
By Maíra Amorim, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – There are just days left before 2010 begins and you can feel the New Year’s Eve...
Metro Set to Bring Ipanema Boom
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - ‘The Olympic Effect’ may already be well underway in Rio’s real estate market with prices...
Favela Pacification Plan Underway
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Three people suspected of setting fire to a bus in Copacabana have been arrested as the...
Outrage Over Afroreggae Evandro João da Silva’s Killing
By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor
RIO DE JANEIRO - Evandro João da Silva, coordinator of Afroreggae, one of Rio de Janeiro's largest non-profit organizations, was...
Literary Giant Honored
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - One of Brazil's favorite sons, the writer, sociologist and engineer Euclides da Cunha (1866 - 1909),...
Rio Public Transportation Guide
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - There are many options for transport in Rio de Janeiro - buses, vans, taxis and...