Luxury building to take last non-high-rise space on Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro Leblon beachfront
The rich, bohemian and sophisticated Leblon, a neighborhood in southern Rio de Janeiro, lost its last unoccupied area to a...
September 27, 2021Topic
Dispute
Horto Eviction Case Hits Federal Court
The long running dispute over the evictions facing 520 families housed in the area adjacent to the Botanical Gardens in...
October 1, 2013
Indigenous Groups Occupy Ranches: Daily
Indigenous activists have reoccupied a number of ranches in Mato Grosso do Sul, in a long-running dispute over territory they...
June 4, 2013
Alto Vidigal Reopens After Legal Dispute
The popular Casa Alto Vidigal guesthouse has reopened its doors after an ownership dispute between expatriates caused the business to...
January 8, 2013
Rousseff Speaks to Protectionism at UN
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used her speech at the opening session of this year’s UN General Assembly to rebuff accusations...
September 25, 2012
Families Ordered to Leave Botanic Garden
The Brazilian Court of Audit (TCU) ruled last week that families living inside Rio's Jardim Botânico (Botanic Garden) have up...
September 11, 2012