FIFA Wants World Cup Opener at Rio’s Maracanã: Daily
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for Brazil’s 2014 World Cup opening match to be played at the Maracanã Stadium...
August 30, 2011Topic
Dilma Rousseff
Maracanã Workers on Strike: Daily
Work on Rio’s Maracanã Stadium, the center of the 2014 World Cup, has been halted by a strike.
August 20, 2011
Passos Steps Up as New Transport Minister
President Dilma Rousseff appointed Paulo Sergio Passos as new Transport Minister after Nacimento scandal.
July 26, 2011
The “Tragedy” of Corruption
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Worse than having a government plagued by corruption – a problem...
July 26, 2011
Minha Casa, Minha Vida Phase Two
Brazil’s housing plan, Minha Casa, Minha Vida (My Home, My Life) is entering its second phase and aims to build...
June 21, 2011
Rousseff Popular Despite Palocci Scandal
Even after Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff, Antionio Palocci's scandal, the Brazilian president’s popularity is at an all-time high.
June 14, 2011
PT History Repeats Itself
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This has been a turbulent month for Dilma Rousseff's government. As...
June 14, 2011
President Rousseff Visits China
By Samuel Elliott Novacich, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff spent last week in China promoting...
April 19, 2011
Gunman Opens Fire in Rio School: 11 Dead
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The country is shaken by a tragic shooting at...
April 7, 2011