Brazilian-Dutch Project Wins Trade Award
The Dutch dredging company Van Oord has won a trade award for completing a unique offshore project in the Amazon.
May 31, 2011Topic
Manaus
Belo Monte Dam Moves Forward
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Foreign Ministry rejected a request from the Organization...
April 12, 2011
Petrobras’ New Amazonian Oil Find
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - State-controlled but market-floated petroleum giant Petrobras announced last Friday...
November 30, 2010
Amazonas Suffer Record Drought
By Anita Kirpalani, Contributing Reporter AMAZONAS, BRAZIL – On October 24th, the Rio Negro (Black River), one of the tributaries...
November 2, 2010
2014 World Cup City Focus: Manaus
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio Times looks north, this time, to the state...
October 19, 2010
Boating Down the Amazon River
By Joshua Rapp Learn, Contributing Reporter AMAZONIA - The heat is overpowering by mid-afternoon, but as the brown waters swirl...
June 8, 2010
Brazil and China Tightening Ties
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_7175" align="alignleft" width="292" caption="Lula and Chinese President, Hu Jintao, photo by Estadão de...
July 28, 2009