Rio’s Legislature Begins New Term With Six Members in Jail
Representatives of the Rio de Janeiro Assembly will being sworn in today for the upcoming four-year term, but six of...
February 1, 2019Topic
Murder
Rio’s Mangueira Samba School to Honor Marielle Franco this Carnival
One of Rio’s most iconic samba schools, ‘Estação Primeiro de Mangueira’ (First Station of Mangueira) have chosen to pay tribute...
January 11, 2019
Rio Suspect Asks Federal Government to Investigate Franco Murder
A Rio de Janeiro councilmember being investigated in relation to the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson...
December 17, 2018
Governor-Elect Witzel to Use Deadly Snipers in Rio’s Favelas
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a television interview on Tuesday, October 30th, the new...
October 31, 2018
Bolsonaro Compares Violence in Rio de Janeiro to Venezuela
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, October 15th, Brazil's outspoken right-wing presidential candidate, Jair...
October 16, 2018
Federal Intervention in Rio Completes 7 Months with Rises in Shootings and Deaths
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The well-publicized federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro reaches...
September 18, 2018
Rio de Janeiro Names March 14th to be Marielle Franco Day
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz...
July 20, 2018
French Artist Murdered Outside Paraty in Rio de Janeiro State
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The normally quiet neighborhood of Barra Grande, just outside of...
July 18, 2018
Rio Police Arrest Brazilian Suspected of Killing Girlfriend in Australia
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over the weekend, Rio police apprehended Mário Marcelo Ferreira dos...
July 9, 2018