Fourth Journalist Murder in Brazil this Year
Walgney Assis Carvalho, a photojournalist from the state of Minas Gerais, was shot at point-blank range by a hooded man...
April 23, 2013Topic
Minas Gerais
Violence Against Press Increasing in Brazil
Rodrigo Neto, a crime reporter in the state of Minas Gerais has become the third journalist to be killed so...
March 12, 2013
Fernandes Sentenced for Murder: Daily
Ex- Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes was condemned to 22 years and three months in jail this week.
March 9, 2013
Brazil’s Vale Mining Announces Setbacks
Brazilian miner Vale suffered a series of financial setback’s last week that will significantly hit fourth quarter figures this year,...
December 25, 2012
World Cup Host City: Belo Horizonte Update
For the 2014 World Cup, the Minas Gerais state capital of Belo Horizonte's Mineirão Stadium, which hosts Atlético-MG and Cruzeiro,...
July 17, 2012
Vale Leads Brazil’s Mining Industry
Ever since Brazil’s days as a Portuguese colony, the country’s economy has always had a close relationship with mining. Mining...
January 31, 2012
Brazil Reacts to Multi-State Floods: Daily
The Chief of Staff in Brazil, Gleisi Hoffmann, coordinated a meeting with five ministries to coordinate federal support to flooding...
January 9, 2012
Escaping Carnival
By Alison McGowan, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnival may well be Brazil’s most famous celebration, and the...
February 22, 2011
Visiting Minas Gerais
By Alison McGowan Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Historical towns and rural landscapes are just a couple of...
February 8, 2011