Rio Collects 486 Tons of Garbage During Carnival
In the two days of samba school parades in the sambodromo, Comlurb reported collecting 120 tons of trash from stands...
February 14, 2018Topic
Comlurb
Rio Removes 61 Tons of Garbage After Weekend of Blocos
After more than one hundred blocos from this weekend's Pre-Carnival, Comlurb had its hands full to remove the 61 tons...
February 21, 2017
Massive Waves Cause Heavy Damage to Rio’s Leblon Beach
Waves up to four meters late Friday into early Saturday caused water to spill over onto Avenida Delfim Moreira causing...
October 31, 2016
Waste Removal Workers on Strike in Rio de Janeiro
The waste removal workers of Rio de Janeiro's Comlurb (the Municipal Cleaning Company) have gone on strike since yesterday night,...
March 13, 2015
Clampdown on Food Hygiene Ahead of the Olympics: Daily
Rio's city hall launches a campaign of surveillance and raids to ensure standards are met by 2016.
July 31, 2014Opinion: The Curmudgeon on GIGO
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The title acronym, short for “Garbage In, Garbage Out”, was once...
March 11, 2014
Garbage Worker Strike Ends in Rio de Janeiro: Daily
Street sweepers strike ends in Rio de Janerio with Comlurb (Municipal Urban Cleaning Company) and the city reaching settlement after...
March 9, 2014 Comlurb President Says Sticking to its Crisis Manual: Daily
Comlurb is referring to its “crisis manual” to accelerate the emergency garbage collection in areas most affected by the street...
March 7, 2014
Rio Trash Workers Stay on Strike Through Carnival
Trash piled up across Rio as the garbage worker strike continued through the four-day Carnival weekend.
March 4, 2014