Civil Police in Rio Suspend Strike: Daily
Rio's civil police and Bahia's military police decided to suspend strike action. Firefighters and MPs in Rio are still on...
February 12, 2012Topic
Carnival
Police Strike in Rio Begins Today: Daily
Military police, civil police and firefighters in Rio de Janeiro have declared a strike as of midnight last night, a...
February 10, 2012
Carnival Rehearsals at Sambódromo
As Carnival approaches, each samba school in the Grupo Especial (Special Group) is given the opportunity to rehearse their parade...
February 7, 2012
Rio Music Conference 2012 Arrives
Although the name invokes images of men in black suits with briefcases, the Rio Music Conference is the antithesis of...
February 7, 2012
The Curmudgeon on Cops and Carnival
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Salvador, Bahia, today, is the scene of events that remind the...
February 7, 2012
Police Threaten Strike Before Carnival
Rio’s police and firefighters are threatening to go on strike during the Carnival if demands over increased wages and better...
January 31, 2012
Carnival 2012 in Salvador, Brazil
Carnival in Salvador, the capital city of the northeastern state of Bahia is regarded by many enthusiast to be on...
January 31, 2012
Costumes for Parading in Carnival 2012
For Carnival 2012, revelers need to hurry up if they still want to buy Fantasias (Carnival costumes) to parade on...
January 24, 2012
Residents Brace for Neighborhood Blocos
The news that three people had been arrested for public urination at a pre-Carnival bloco in Copacabana last week was...
January 24, 2012