Rio’s Pezão Accused of Receiving R$23 Million Slush Fund Donation
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A former Odebrecht executive stated on Wednesday that the...
August 16, 2018Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Rio de Janeiro Sees Thefts Decline, but Homicides Increase
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data released yesterday (August 14th) by the Institute of Public...
August 15, 2018
“Nobel Prize of Math” Medal Stolen Minutes After Ceremony in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a startling turn of events, the Fields Medal, the...
August 2, 2018
Thousands Rally in “Black Women’s March” in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An estimated seven thousand people took to the streets of...
July 30, 2018
Shootings in Rio Up Almost Forty Percent Since Military Intervention
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a report released yesterday, July 25th, from the...
July 26, 2018
Rio de Janeiro Names March 14th to be Marielle Franco Day
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz...
July 20, 2018
French Artist Murdered Outside Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The normally quiet neighborhood of Barra Grande, just outside of...
July 18, 2018
Rio’s Mayor Marcelo Crivella Dodges Impeachment Process
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro’s City Council rejected on Thursday, a...
July 13, 2018
Rio’s Mayor Crivella Faces Possible Impeachment Process
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro’s city council announced on Tuesday it...
July 11, 2018