Tijuca: Rio’s Traditional Middle Class Neighborhood in Zona Norte
Located in Rio de Janeiro's Zona Norte (North Zone) Tijuca is often considered close to par with more expensive Zona...
May 15, 2018Topic
middle-class
Challenges Faced by Brazil’s Rousseff in 2nd Term
Politically weaker during her second term, President Dilma Rousseff, will have little room to conduct ample reforms, say analysts.
October 29, 2014
Brazil’s Middle Class Going Back to Essentials
Due to inflation, middle class is eliminating superfluous services and goods and concentrating on essentials. Families spending less money on...
May 27, 2014
The Curmudgeon: “It’s Not the R$0.20!”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The protests continue apace, and the protesters seem to be growing...
June 18, 2013
Retail Slumps with Consumer Confidence
Brazil’s retail sales have seen their first annual drop in almost a decade, prompting debate about whether Brazil’s consumer boom...
May 14, 2013
Brazil 2012: Reviewing the Year in Politics
From municipal elections to the mensalão, from dams to deforestation, for the slowing economy and the booming middle class, 2012...
December 25, 2012
Brazil Raises 2013 Minimum Wage: Daily
Coming as part of the final report on the 2013 budget, there will be an additional increase of R$4 to...
December 18, 2012
Wealth Growing in Some Favela Communities
The economic differences are becoming more apparent in some of Rio’s favela communities, as a new A/B class is growing.
October 30, 2012
Copacabana and the Olympic Limelight
With the London Olympics over, it is now Rio’s time in the global limelight, and much of the focus will...
October 23, 2012