Opportunities for Brazil at Rio+20
The UN’s biggest ever event on sustainable development, Rio+20, is set to bring together global leaders in Brazil to agree...
May 15, 2012Topic
Ben Tavener
Language Barriers in Brazil Business
A report says Brazil is among the worst at coping with the language barrier of the English-speaking world of business,...
May 15, 2012
Rousseff Names Truth Commission: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced the names of those on the “Comissão da Verdade” - which will investigate post-WW2...
May 11, 2012
Savings Change May Drop Interest Rates
Brazil has changed the way the annual rate of interest is calculated on new deposits to the national savings plan,...
May 8, 2012
Dollar Strong Against Brazilian Real: Daily
The dollar ended down 0.67 percent on Thursday, after closing high five sessions in a row, at R$1.91. The Bovespa...
May 4, 2012
Delta Out of Rio Projects Amid Allegations
A Federal Police investigation has found links between Delta Construção, which last week left the BRT consortium, and the now...
May 1, 2012
Brazil Mourns Journalist, Fourth in 2012
The death of reporter Décio Sá, killed last week in Maranhão state, north-east Brazil, brings the number of journalists murdered...
May 1, 2012
Rain and Gridlock for Rio Holiday: Daily
May Day is set to be a wash-out after meteorologists predicted cool temperatures and heavy rain for the public holiday...
April 28, 2012
Rio Residents Feel Safer with UPPs: Daily
Nearly three quarters of people living in Rio now feel safer than three years ago after UPPs began to be...
April 27, 2012