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, 2021Topic
Mayor
Rio 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
Brazil in Second Round of 2012 Elections
In elections where candidates failed to reach the fifty percent threshold for an outright win, the two top candidates now...
October 9, 2012
Brazilians Head to the Polls to Vote: Daily
Some 140 million Brazilians are heading to the polls on Sunday in nationwide municipal elections that will elect vereadores (councilors)...
October 6, 2012