Rio Mayor Crivella Authorizes Development of CR Flamengo Headquarters
Flamengo club officials reveal the abandoned 24-story building at Avenia Rui Barbosa could be developed into a hotel/residence.
June 8, 2017Topic
development
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
Brazil Human Development Up 50 Percent
Brazil’s Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) rose nearly fifty percent in twenty years, the UNDP Brazil 2013 Human Development Atlas...
July 30, 2013
Rio: Leading the Way for Brazil’s First Electric Vehicle Factory
In a time when people are questioning the status quo of Brazilian politics, we should take this opportunity to question...
June 25, 2013
Eco-villas Developed in Catuçaba
Eco-villas designed by noted Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan and conceived to fit perfectly into the green hilly landscape of the...
April 16, 2013
Marina da Glória Project Approved: Daily
Brazilian business magnate Eike Batista has received federal permission to build a shopping complex and a convention venue in Marina...
February 23, 2013
PAC Program Stalls in Rocinha Favela
Brazil’s minister of planning, Miriam Belchior, said Monday, November 19th, that spending levels under the country’s flagship Growth Acceleration Program...
November 20, 2012
Ilha Grande Faces Privatization Plans
Government plans to privatize nineteen beaches on Brazil’s Ilha Grande have sparked indignation among residents living on the tropical island.
November 20, 2012
Rio Police to Use Less Assault Weapons
Military police in Rio are gradually replacing their rifles with non-lethal weapons such as electro-shock taser guns on patrol missions...
November 13, 2012