Greek Ambassador to Brazil is Missing in Rio de Janeiro
The diplomat, missing since Monday night, may have been a victim of a crime of passion say local news reports.
December 30, 2016Topic
crime
Editorial: Rio de Janeiro and Its Image Issues
Editorial, by Stone Korshak RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It has long been said that "Brazil is a country of...
December 29, 2016
Rio Sees Disturbing Rise in Murders and Robberies
In 2016 so far, there have been one thousand additional murders and a shocking thirty thousand more robberies compared to...
December 1, 2016
Rio’s Santa Marta UPP Targeted With Violence
According to UPP Santa Marta officials, a UPP shootout that left one man wounded, resulted in the bombing of a...
November 23, 2016
Militias Force Commerce Monopoly in Rio’s Rocinha Community
Militias in Rio’s largest favela, Rocinha, have taken over water and coal distribution in the community, forcing local merchants to...
November 8, 2016
New Report Shows Alarming Rise in Murder and Robbery in Rio
The just released Institute of Public Security (ISP) report shows alarming increases in Rio de Janeiro State’s homicides, 17.6 percent,...
November 2, 2016
75 Percent of Rio’s Favela Residents Want UPP to Continue
A recent FGV survey of twenty favelas in Rio de Janeiro with UPPs show the majority of resident want the...
July 6, 2016
Rio Police Test Operations While Street Crime Remains
On Sunday (June 19th), the security institutions involved with the safety of the Rio 2016 Games held a mock operation...
June 21, 2016
Brazil’s Petrobras May Pay Billions in U.S. Class Action Case
A class action suit filed in the United States on behalf of stock investors at the New York Stock Exchange...
June 6, 2016