Rio Seeks R$4B to Fight Crack: Daily
Rio's Department of Social Assistance is requesting R$4 billion of federal money to put towards the city’s fight against growing...
December 13, 2011Topic
Politics
Santa Teresa Bonde Plan Protests: Daily
Clowns have staged a good-natured protest in Rio demanding the return of the traditional bonde in Santa Teresa it was...
December 11, 2011
Brazil Joins CELAC, a Non-US LatAm Bloc
Brazil has become a member of a new political bloc that unites 33 countries from across Latin America, but significantly...
December 6, 2011
Brazil Soccer Legend Sócrates Dies: Daily
Former Brazil captain and soccer legend Sócrates, who was widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,...
December 5, 2011
Prison Contracts Cut Despite Overcrowding
Brazil’s Justice Department has decided to terminate 29 contracts to build prisons that never left the drawing board, while prison...
November 29, 2011
Chevron Says Rio Oil Leak Controlled: Daily
Chevron said on Thursday that the Frade oil field leak was under control and that the slick has practically disappeared.
November 25, 2011
Rousseff and 2010 Brazil Census Results
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff says the country’s black population still experiences unacceptable levels of poverty, violence and unemployment.
November 22, 2011
Police Probe Chevron Oil Clean-Up: Daily
Brazil’s Federal Police will investigate claims that oil company Chevron is implementing an illegal sandblasting technique to deal with the...
November 20, 2011
Chevron Oil Reports Leak Plugged: Daily
The first stage of the operation to cement shut a leaking Chevron oil well 230 miles (370km) off the Rio...
November 18, 2011