Final Olympic Preparations On in Rio With 500 Days to Go
With only 500 days to go until the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, Rio de Janeiro enters the final preparation stage...
March 24, 2015Topic
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Foreign Investors Look to Brazil’s Health Sector
Foreign direct flows to Brazil totaled US$62 billion in 2014 and the country is now the fifth destination for foreign...
February 25, 2015
Opinion: Uncle Sam Wants You! a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the little noted features of the “Lava-Jato” scandal has...
December 1, 2014
Rio Sees More VLT Construction and Detours in Centro
Rio sees more roadway closures and detours in Centro as new light railway line tracks are being set ahead of...
November 14, 2014
Olympics Committee Praises Rio’s Progress for Games
The International Olympics Committee said to be impressed with the rhythm of preparations for the 2016 Games.
October 3, 2014
Metro Construction Accident Kills Worker in Rio: Daily
A worker has died and another escaped injured after an accident on the construction of Rio’s new Line 4 Metro...
May 31, 2014
Ipanema and Leblon Feeling Effects of Line 4 Construction
Reported robberies in the area increased from 22 in January last year to 75 in the same month this year...
April 1, 2014
Rio’s Perimetral Highway Overpass Demolished: Daily
Explosives brought down an over one kilometer section of Rio de Janeiro's Elevado da Perimetral in five seconds on the...
November 25, 2013
Raised FGTS Limit Helps Homebuyers
Brazil’s National Monetary Council raised the amount of money allowed to take out of the FGTS (a government-led unemployment insurance...
October 8, 2013