Ex-Mayor Paes Closes Gap on Witzel in Rio Gubernatorial Race
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the contentious race for the governorship of Rio de...
October 25, 2018Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Haddad and Bolsonaro Campaign in Rio with 9 Days Until Elections in Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The PT candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Fernando...
October 19, 2018
Former Football Legend Romario Seeks Governor’s Chair in Rio de Janeiro
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Football (soccer) legend-turned-politician, Romario de Souza Faria, known simply...
October 3, 2018
Rio’s Paes Dismisses Corruption Allegations During Campaign
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Trying to reap the success of the 2016 Olympics,...
October 2, 2018
Ministry of Education Commits R$10 Million to Brazilian Museum Agency
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The fire that destroyed ninety percent of the collection house...
October 2, 2018
1.5 Million Gather for Rio’s LGBTI Parade at Copacabana Beach
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI)...
October 1, 2018
Court Finds 12 Police Officers in Rio Guilty of Robbery and Extortion
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four years after a group of Rio police officers were...
September 26, 2018
Gunshot Detection System Abandoned in Rio de Janeiro
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro's gunshot detection system, a series of audio...
September 25, 2018
Rio Begins to Fine Merchants for Using Plastic Straws
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday, Tuesday, September 18th, the Vigilância Sanitária do município do...
September 19, 2018