R$400B Investment Awaiting Approval
As sluggish growth in the Brazilian economy continues, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been criticized for holding up R$400 billion...
June 12, 2012Topic
PAC
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, 2012
PAC Sanitation Projects Fall Behind
Five years after the launch of Program for Accelerated Growth (PAC), a new study shows that sanitation projects financed by...
April 3, 2012
Transport Funds Secured for Rio 2016
The Federal Government announced funding of R$1.63 billion to finance two key transportation projects in Rio de Janeiro ahead of...
March 27, 2012
Plans to Demolish Matinha Favela: Daily
Unsafe hill-side construction led to plans to demolish Matinha, a small São Conrado favela, which sits next to the recently...
November 24, 2011Scandals 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
Gondola in Complexo do Alemão Favelas
After months of testing, the Teleférico (gondola) line at the Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) has...
July 12, 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