Stricter Licensing for Ipanema Shops: Daily
New licensing laws will aim to prevent Ipanema’s main shopping street, Visconde de Pirajá, from being dominated by banks and...
March 18, 2012Topic
Eduardo Paes
New Focus on Rocinha Construction: Daily
The Rocinha favela community will receive new enforcement policies to contain its previously unregulated construction practices.
November 22, 2011
Vila Autódromo Favela Resists Eviction in Rio
The mayor’s office announced the Vila Autódromo favela would be demolished for the 2016 Olympics despite a long period of...
October 11, 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
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
Zona Sul Bloco Concerns
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL - An estimated 3,000,000 people are partying in the streets...
March 8, 2011
38 Arrested for Police Corruption in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A large-scale operation named Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), conducted...
February 15, 2011
Dilma’s PT, PMDB Alliance Good for Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – All eyes are on Brazil's new president Dilma Rousseff...
January 11, 2011
Occupation of Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just before Christmas, the second phase of the occupation of...
December 28, 2010