Rousseff and Pezão in Rio Opening Minha Casa Minha Vida Project
President Rousseff and governor Pezão were on hand to inaugurate 2,932 new Minha Casa Minha Vida homes in Maricá which...
August 2, 2015Section
Local Politics
Local Political News for Rio de Janeiro City and State
Marchers Remember 1993 Killing of Eight Children by Police
Crowd remembered the murder of eight homeless boys in 1993 in the center of Rio de Janeiro by police.
July 24, 2015
Rio de Janeiro’s Water Reservoirs Critically Low Again
The month of July has been another dry month for Rio de Janeiro and the water reservoirs feeding the city...
July 23, 2015
BOPE Headquarters Searched and Officers Investigated in Rio
Six BOPE police officers are suspected of misconduct during a raid in the Morro da Covanca favela community of Jacarepaguá,...
July 10, 2015
Investigations in Amarildo de Souza Case Reopened in Rio
The investigation into the disappearance and death of bricklayer Amarildo de Souza in Rocinha in 2013 will be reopened. The...
June 23, 2015
Training for New Military Police to Increase in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro's Military Police has decided to increase the training for its new members to twelve months total starting...
June 22, 2015
Rio Reports Decrease in Violent Crimes, but Shootings Common
Less than twenty-four hours after report is released, intense shooting is registered at Rocinha, one of Latin America’s largest favela...
June 18, 2015
Chowdhury New Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Rio de Janeiro
The Dean of Diplomatic Corps, which is usually the longest serving foreign Consul General, was recently appointed to Canadian Consul...
June 18, 2015
New Hope to Recover Stolen Bikes in Rio de Janeiro
New hope of recovering stolen bicycles in Rio can be found at the web site Bicicletas Roubadas with new cooperation...
June 13, 2015