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February 14, 2012
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Just days before Carnival in Rio, Polícia Militar (Military Police) and firefighters decided late on Monday to suspend the strike,...
February 14, 2012
Rio's civil police and Bahia's military police decided to suspend strike action. Firefighters and MPs in Rio are still on...
February 12, 2012
Military police, civil police and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have declared a strike as of midnight last night, a...
February 10, 2012
As Carnival approaches, each samba school in the Grupo Especial (Special Group) is given the opportunity to rehearse their parade...
February 7, 2012
Although the name invokes images of men in black suits with briefcases, the Rio Music Conference is the antithesis of...
February 7, 2012
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Salvador, Bahia, today, is the scene of events that remind the...
February 7, 2012
Rio’s police and firefighters are threatening to go on strike during the Carnival if demands over increased wages and better...
January 31, 2012