Bill Clinton Visits Rio de Janeiro with CGI Foundation: Daily
Former president of the United States, Bill Clinton and daughter, Chelsea, are in Rio de Janeiro this week to participate...
December 9, 2013Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Zona Norte Residents React to New Beach Policing: Daily
On December 8th Zona Norte residents of Rio and their supporters head to the beaches of Zona Sul for the...
December 8, 2013
Rio Inaugurates Two New UPPs in Zona Norte: Daily
Two new Police Pacification Units (UPPs) were inaugurated in Rio's North Zone areas of Complexo do Lins and Morro Camarista...
December 5, 2013
Rio Governor Cabral to Step Down in 2014
By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The state governor of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Cabral,...
December 3, 2013
Rio’s Military Police Most Corrupt in Brazil: Daily
Research carried out by the Ministry of Justice and the UN says Rio de Janeiro is the most crime-ridden city...
December 2, 2013
Policing to Increase on Rio’s Beaches After Robberies
Rio de Janeiro has vowed to reinforce policing in the Zona Sul (South Zone) beaches in response to a wave...
November 26, 2013
Rio’s Perimetral Highway Overpass Demolished: Daily
Explosives brought down an over one kilometer section of Rio de Janeiro's Elevado da Perimetral in five seconds on the...
November 25, 2013
Manguinhos Favela Launches Newspaper
By George Powell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Young people from the community of Manguinhos in Rio's Zona...
November 19, 2013
Rio’s Dengue Rate at 8-Year Low: Daily
Figures show dengue fever-carrying mosquitose at at their lowest since 2005 in Rio.
November 15, 2013