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Finding Roommates in Rio
By Lenora Deslandes, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Roommates require tolerance, synergy, and more often than not, youth. It seems the primary reason for...
US Diplomat From Rio in Haiti
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO— Matthew Garrett, a Junior Consular Officer at the US Consulate in Rio, recently returned to Brazil after...
Rainha, the Women of Carnival
By Tricia Chaves, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - One of the highlights and often most widely displayed images of the Brazilian Carnival is the...
NGO Uses Fashion to Heal Families
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The embroidered handbags and handcrafted necklaces showcased during Fashion Rio 2010 this January were not only...
Chevron in Big Offshore Investment
By Mark Beresford, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - US oil giant Chevron said January 27th that it is committed to the development of a...
Samba Bloco Street Parties to Watch
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The build up rumble of drums that will culminate in Carnival is well under way, as...
Brazilian Airline Azul Wins US Investor
By Mark Beresford, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s youngest airline, Azul, has new investors, the US private equity firm Texas Pacific Group, which...
G.R.E.S. Imperatriz Leopoldinense
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - February is just around the corner and it's little more than a fortnight until Rio...
IOC Praises Olympic Preparations
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The first visit of the Rio 2016 Coordinating Commission to Rio de Janeiro was a...
Living in Rio’s Favelas
By Martin Kocandrle, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - There is an unmistakable vibrancy in the air as one takes their first steps into...
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...
Help Closed, and Rio Moves On
By Pedro Widmar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - After nearly two years of planning, January 6, 2010 marked the last day of Help...
Campeonato Carioca’s First Round
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama, the four biggest soccer teams in Rio, were all...
Scott Feiner Kickstarts New Pandeiro Jazz Album
By Felicity Clarke, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - "The record industry is in the process of a complete transformation, especially for instrumental and jazz...