Who Is Soledad Núñez? Asunción’s Mayor-Elect Explained
Who is Soledad Núñez? The civil engineer and ex-housing minister won Asunción on 4 October. Her career, alliance, promises and...
October 5, 2026Topic
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Peru Lima Mayor Race: López Aliaga Warns Election Judges
Former Lima mayor Rafael López Aliaga ran as first councillor. With his list narrowly ahead, he warns Peru's election judges...
October 5, 2026
Covid-19: Mayor exempts only vaccinated people from wearing masks in sports centers in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro continues to drive its policy of a two-tier society in which the vaccinated gain freedoms and the...
November 17, 2021Rio Plan to Paint 150 Buildings in Rocinha Receives Criticism
The controversial repainting of 150 houses facing the Lagoa-Barra Freeway will cost around R$1.2 million and is forecast to be...
May 2, 2018
Rio’s Mayor Crivella to Release R$10 Million for Carnival and Blocos
Rio's Mayor Crivella announced that on January 15th there will be R$10.3 million released for the lower level Access Group...
January 9, 2018
Freixo Holds Final Rally Before Oct. 30 Rio Mayoral Election
Despite latest poll numbers showing the evangelical senator, Crivella, holding a substantial lead over the former history teacher, Freixo tells...
October 27, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Important Municipal Elections
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL – Because the Olympics and Paralympics have dominated news from Rio de...
September 28, 2016
200,000 Protest in Rio for Oil Royalties
An estimated 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Rio in protest demanding President Rousseff veto a bill which...
November 27, 2012
Rio Officials Focus on Illegal Van Networks
Recently re-elected city mayor Eduardo Paes has pledged to crack down on mafia groups that profit illegally off Rio de...
October 16, 2012