Rio’s Governor Says Police do Not Kill Innocent People, Only Criminals
Police work to detain drug traffickers, they do not kill innocent people, stated Rio de Janeiro's governor, Wilson Witzel, on...
May 28, 2019Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
The Little Brazilian NGO That Could: A Tale of Cold Incubation
By Henry Montalto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The triumph and tribulation NGOs face throughout the world are,...
May 27, 2019
Man Involved With Selling Units in Collapsed Buildings in Rio is Arrested
Rio de Janeiro police have arrested one of the men they say is involved with the collapse of two buildings...
May 20, 2019
Rio Really is a Marvelous City. Are we Taking That for Granted?
Rio de Janeiro is undeniably one of the world’s most naturally gifted places. Like just a few cities in the...
May 19, 2019
Rio’s Underfunded Infrastructure Continues to be Lashed by the Elements
This Saturday, May 18th, the city of Rio de Janeiro continues yet another clean-up operation following the week’s heavy rain,...
May 19, 2019
Argentine Tourist Disappears While Swimming in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro’s fire department still has no clues as to what happed to the 43-year-old Argentine tourist who disappeared...
May 18, 2019
Parliamentarian Pays for Reporting Witzel to UN with Annulment Call
Congressmen from the Partido Social Cristão (PSC), acronym under which Governor Wilson Witzel was elected, have filed a request for...
May 12, 2019
Rio Governor Witzel Denounced to United Nations for Record Number of Deaths
he Human Rights Commission of ALERJ (Rio de Janeiro's Legislative Assembly) and Federal Deputy Talíria Petrone (PSOL-RJ) denounced to the...
May 8, 2019
Combat Photography in Rio de Janeiro’s Favela City of God
By C.H. Gardiner RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early this year news Photographer and Journalist C.H. Gardiner covered a Military...
May 5, 2019