Brazil: Thieves pose as street vendors to commit crimes on Rio de Janeiro beaches
From beer to umbrellas, from popsicles to hats, the presence of a variety of street vendors, some of whom are...
May 30, 2022Section
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Brazil ready to put Rio-São Paulo high-speed train in private hands
The construction and operation of a high-speed train between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil's two largest cities, is...
May 26, 2022
Brazil: At least eleven killed in a police operation in Rio de Janeiro
At least 11 people were killed in an exchange of fire during a police operation in a favela in northern...
May 24, 2022
Exhibition in Rio shows how Brazil celebrated 100 years of independence in 1922
To mark the bicentennial of Brazil's independence, an exhibition in Rio de Janeiro recalls the grand celebrations of 100 years...
May 22, 2022
Brazil: the challenge to save the last 30 dolphins, symbolic of the seas of Rio de Janeiro
In a corner of the sea where the tropical paradise of Guanabara Bay is located in the state of Rio...
May 5, 2022
Brazil: Rio government allocates more than US$17 million to promote solar projects
In addition to benefiting rural generators, schools, hospitals, and private homes, it can also be used as part of the...
April 21, 2022
Brazil: Hope for Rio’s Guanabara Bay
Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay is one of the most spectacular places in Brazil. But the expansion of the city,...
April 13, 2022
Brazil: University research proves existence of superbacteria on beaches of Rio de Janeiro
The data evaluate the quality of sand on the beaches of the city of Niterói, across the bay from Rio...
April 9, 2022
Brazil: Rio’s bus services decide to go on strike for an indefinite period of time
Bus users will have difficulties moving around Rio City on March 29. On March 28, the Union of Road Transport...
March 29, 2022