Police operation causes “the biggest massacre in the history of Rio de Janeiro”
Two subway passengers were injured this morning, May 6th, inside a train of Line 2, at the Triagem station in...
May 6, 2021Section
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Court of Appeals overturns injunction suspending restrictions against Covid in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro court of justice overturns existing (and future) measures imposed by the city government to reduce the circulation...
May 6, 2021
Rio de Janeiro begins to administer Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Today, May 4th, the city of Rio de Janeiro starts vaccination against Covid-19 with doses from U.S. drug maker Pfizer
May 4, 2021
Auction of Latin America´s first skyscraper does not arouse interest in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The public auction of the historic 'A Noite' building, located in the port area of...
May 1, 2021
Governor of Rio de Janeiro definitively removed from office for corruption in pandemic
A special court formed by judges and deputies unanimously dismissed this Friday the suspended governor of Rio de Janeiro, the...
April 30, 2021
Rio de Janeiro concludes the largest privatization of basic sanitation services in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro concludes Latin America's largest privatization of sanitation services. How the reform expands sewage access for millions. Expert...
April 30, 2021
City of Rio de Janeiro extends restrictive measures until May 10th
The city of Rio de Janeiro has decided to extend restrictive measures against Covid-19 until May 10th.
April 30, 2021
Copacabana mourns in memory of 400,000 Covid deaths in Brazil
The emblematic Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro this Friday was in mourning in memory of the 400,000 Covid-19 victims...
April 30, 2021
Rio Oil & Gas Show, Latin America’s largest oil event, postponed until September 2022
The Rio Oil & Gas conference, Latin America's largest oil event, has been deferred by a year, to September 2022,...
April 30, 2021