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Lula Helps Broker Iran Nuclear Deal
By Jewellord Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have reached a deal...
Red Alert for Brazil’s 2014 World Cup
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Last week, the Secretary-General of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Jerome Valcke,...
The Curmudgeon on 1979 Amnesty
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO - John Le Carré, in his novel “The Honorable Schoolboy” has a minor character define democracy to a...
Rugby in Rio
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - It is hard to miss the fact that football (soccer) in Brazil is far more...
Brazil Announces PAC 2
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - On March 29th the Brazilian government announced a new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC 2) that will...
Brazil’s Most Secure Voting Ever
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s voting technology has come a long way since the first recorded election in...
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...
The Uncountables
Opinion, by Steve Spencer
RIO DE JANEIRO - Public service announcements for the 2010 U.S. Census, running on radio and television stations Stateside, relentlessly make...
IMF Warns of Brazilian Asset Bubble
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss Khan has handed down a warning...
Regional Electorate Tribunal
By Pedro Widmar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - After a defeat in a polemical campaign against corruption in 2008, Rio de Janeiro’s Regional Electoral...
Controversial Belo Monte Dam Approved for Amazon
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The IBAMA (Brazilian Environmental Agency) issued a provisional license on February 1st to move forward with...
Carnival Courage
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO - It is hard to think of much else besides Carnival these days, the streets of Rio are taken over by...
Serra Given Early Lead in Polls
By Pedro Widmar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Just weeks away from the beginning of what will undoubtedly prove to be months of fierce...
Lula, PT Support for Rousseff Solidifies
By Pedro Widmar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Next month the PT (Brazilian Worker’s Party) will hold its fourth congress. The event, which...