Caixa Boss Admits Bolsa Blunder: Daily
Caixa boss Jorge Hereda admitted the early release of Bolsa Família payments, which caused much panic, was intentional and meant...
May 28, 2013Topic
poverty
White Elephants and Soccer Balls
Futebol, aka "soccer", is the most popular sport in Brazil for good reasons: people love it and it is part...
May 21, 2013
Brazilians Support Bolsa Família Welfare
Nearly three-quarters of Brazilians are in favor of the Bolsa Família, an anti-poverty program that gives cash to families in...
January 15, 2013
Brazil Says Over 50% in Middle Class: Daily
For the first time, more than half of Brazil’s population is categorized as middle class, with monthly income of between...
September 21, 2012
Minha Casa, Minha Vida 1M Homes: Daily
President Rousseff announced that in August the government’s housing project Minha Casa Minha Vida (“My House My Life”) has reached...
August 28, 2012
Brazil Strives for Economic Equality
Brazil poverty rates have halved over the last two decades, lifting 28 million people out of extreme poverty and allowing...
February 7, 2012
Amazon Gets Support From +Unidos
The +Unidos Group has joined and expanded a program to preserve biodiversity in the Amazon run by USAID.
November 22, 2011
The Fight Against Hunger in Brazil
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – As the opinion polls continue to give presidential hopeful Dilma Rousseff...
September 21, 2010
Oil & Brazilian Nationalism
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_10398" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Lula and his team announce pre-salt regulation to Congress, photo...
September 8, 2009