International Women’s Day for Brazil: Daily
International Day of the Woman yesterday prompted a re-examination of the role of women in power in Brazil.
March 9, 2012Topic
President DIlma Rousseff
Brazil’s Sports Minister Silva Resigns: Daily
Brazil’s Minister for Sport, Orlando Silva, announced his resignation in the wake of corruption allegations that have dominated headlines for...
October 27, 2011
President Rousseff Takes Stand on Corruption
President Rousseff is demonstrating a desire to end a level of institutionalized corruption inherited from a long, often embarrassing, past.
August 23, 2011
Brazil Agriculture Minister Resigns: Daily
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian agriculture minister Wagner Rossi submitted his resignation on...
August 18, 2011
Dilma Taps Amorim as New Defense Minister
Brazil’s new Defense Minister Celso Amorim took over the military command after President Dilma Rousseff had asked him to replace...
August 9, 2011
Argentine President in Brazil for Trade Talks
Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff and her Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner, reaffirmed the strategic alliance.
August 2, 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
Killing of Amazon Activists Sparks Protection
Amazonian environmentalists who receive death threats will be protected by the government, prompted by the recent spate of assassinations of...
May 31, 2011
Rio Investors Day Conference, May 30-31st
The city of Rio and the Association of Professional Investment Analysts of the Capital Markets (APIMEC) organize Rio Investors Day.
May 24, 2011