CREA: Rio Building Standards Review
The work of Rio buildings authorities CREA has been called into question after it was revealed engineers were not being...
February 7, 2012Topic
construction
Rio Collapse Victims to Sue City: Daily
A victims' association for those killed in last week’s multiple building collapse in downtown Rio is to attempt to prosecute...
February 3, 2012
Rio Responds to Building Collapses
Officials in Rio de Janiero have since announced more stringent preventative measures, following last week's building collapse which killed seventeen...
January 31, 2012
More Survivors Unlikely in Collapse: Daily
More bodies have been recovered from the multiple building collapse in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, bringing the...
January 28, 2012
Death Toll Rises in Centro Rio: Daily
As of noon, five people are confirmed dead, and at least fifteen people are missing after three buildings collapse in...
January 26, 2012
Construction Businesses Grow 32% in Rio
Entrepreneurs starting up new businesses in Rio de Janeiro state have been attracted by the construction sector in growing numbers...
January 17, 2012
High Risk Building Adds to Devastation
By Bhamika Bhudia, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the wake of the devastating mudslides, the country’s worst...
January 25, 2011
Rio Under Constant Renovation
By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - As the yoga class comes to an end, Coaracy Nunes, Blyss...
May 11, 2010A New Face for Old Centro
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Following decades of neglect, the cluster of neighborhoods that comprise Rio...
January 19, 2010