Critics Concerned About Brazil’s Military Control of Rio de Janeiro
The ample powers requested by the military to restore security in Rio is seen by many as a license to...
February 22, 2018Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Heavy Rain Floods Parts of Rio de Janeiro Leaving Three Dead
The Tim Maia bike path overlooking the ocean in São Conrado collapsed due to the heavy rains seen during the...
February 15, 2018
Rio Collects 486 Tons of Garbage During Carnival
In the two days of samba school parades in the sambodromo, Comlurb reported collecting 120 tons of trash from stands...
February 14, 2018
Rio’s Federal Highways Register Five Deaths During Carnival 2018
With fewer accidents than last year, Rio's roads saw 80 injured people and 58 seized driving licenses on the three...
February 14, 2018
Federal Troops Patrol Violence-Ridden Areas in Rio de Janeiro
Tuesday’s clashes led to three main highways being closed off to traffic and in the death of a 13-year-old boy,...
February 7, 2018
Rio’s City of God Registers Another Day and Night of Shootouts
Thursday night’s local TV news coverages showed drivers abandoning their automobiles and running for cover in one of Rio’s main...
February 2, 2018
Rio State Vaccinates 500,000 on Yellow Fever D-Day
Even with the rain in several regions of the state, about 500,000 people attended the vaccination sites on Saturday (January...
January 29, 2018
Car Accident Kills One and Injures 16 on Copacabana Beach
A car that jumped the sidewalk along Copacabana Beach in the Zona Sul (South Zone) of Rio de Janeiro, left...
January 19, 2018
Number of Violent Deaths in Rio Increased by 7.5 Percent in 2017
The Institute of Public Security (ISP) on Thursday, January 18th, announced that cases of violent death (sum of homicide, robbery,...
January 18, 2018