Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall confirms US$2.8 billion investment plan by 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Municipal Secretary of Finance and Planning of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro...
July 15, 2021Topic
Eduardo Paes
South Africa – where Rio’s ex Mayor Crivella may be ambassador – is key for Brazil’s Universal Church
Marcelo Crivella, former Universal bishop, would have been nominated by Jair Bolsonaro's government to be Brazil's ambassador to South Africa
June 8, 2021
Rio’s City Hall extends restrictive measures for another week
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio de Janeiro City Hall has extended until next Friday, April 9, the tougher...
April 2, 2021
Rio government studies combining April holidays into 10-day period, starting March 26th
The Rio de Janeiro State Government is studying to anticipate the April holidays to March, in order to reduce the...
March 21, 2021 The beaches of Rio de Janeiro deserted after the closure decreed by the authorities to contain the advance of the coronavirus
The advance of the coronavirus forced the authorities of Rio de Janeiro to close its beaches this weekend, as part...
March 21, 2021
Brazil’s daily death average over 1,000 for 31 days; vaccine reaches 2.7% of the population
The Rio de Janeiro State Health Secretariat is investigating 13 cases of potential infection with the new covid-19 variants from...
February 22, 2021
Rio’s Mayor suspends Covid vaccination due to insufficient doses (February 15th)
No carnival, and now, no more vaccines. Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes (DEM) said on Monday morning, February 15th,...
February 16, 2021
Vaccination in Rio secured until Tuesday; city maintains all 33 regions under high risk for Covid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Friday, February 12th, mayor Eduardo Paes said that Rio has enough doses to immunize...
February 12, 2021
Governor-Elect Witzel to Use Deadly Snipers in Rio’s Favelas
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a television interview on Tuesday, October 30th, the new...
October 31, 2018