Minha Casa Minha Vida’s Two Fatal Flaws
Opinion, by Anna Kaiser RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minha Casa Minha Vida, Brazil’s flagship public housing program, attempts to...
April 16, 2013Topic
Minha Casa Minha Vida
Rousseff Works for Wealth Equality: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff proclaimed that, in contrary to many “developed” countries, Brazil’s income equality is improving.
April 13, 2012Scandals Taint Progress in Região Serrana
Former councilman Odenir Cardoso Moreira, better known as “Quincas,” is being investigated by the Polícia Militar for the misappropriation of...
July 26, 2011
Minha Casa, Minha Vida Phase Two
Brazil’s housing plan, Minha Casa, Minha Vida (My Home, My Life) is entering its second phase and aims to build...
June 21, 2011
Days of Sun and Rain
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The last week has been the coolest and rainiest I can remember since... last...
May 17, 2011
Região Serrana Still Recovering
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two months after the tragedy in the mountainous region of...
March 29, 2011
Brazil PAC 2 Spending Plans
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The growth acceleration program, or PAC (Aceleração do Crescimento),...
January 4, 2011Real Estate Mogul Sam Zell in Brazil
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – International property guru and U.S. billionaire investor Sam Zell...
May 4, 2010Rio Prices May Double in 5 Years
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Despite the global economic crisis which paralyzed property markets...
March 16, 2010