Rio’s Witzel Vows to Fight Corruption and ‘Narco-Terrorists’
Calling drug traffickers ‘narco-terrorists’ and promising to fight corruption and organized crime while in office, Wilson Witzel was sworn in...
January 2, 2019Topic
Politics
Brazil’s Left-Wing Parties to Boycott Presidential Inauguration
% As Brazilians prepare for the inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro, one of its most controversial presidents, left-wing parties PT and...
December 31, 2018
Federal Military Intervention in Rio de Janeiro Ends December 31st
After ten months of federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro’s public security agencies, officials of the Armed Forces state that...
December 28, 2018
Hotel Occupancy Rate Surges in Rio Ahead of New Year’s Festivities
Rio de Janeiro hoteliers are celebrating this season with a surge in hotel occupancy rates for the city during the...
December 28, 2018
Extra Security Expected for Brazil’s Bolsonaro Inauguration
While most Brazilians make plans for New Year’s Eve and Day, a select group of people are working around the...
December 27, 2018
Brazil’s FUNAI Calls Army to Help Protect Isolated Indigenous Tribes
Funai requested the presence of Brazil’s Military Police and Army working in the Amazon region after armed men attacked a...
December 26, 2018
Brazil’s Temer Upset at Corruption Charges Against Him
Brazil’s outgoing President, Michel Temer, said on Thursday that despite his many accomplishments in public life, the latest accusations of...
December 21, 2018
Rio State Tourism Program Reports R$8.86 Billion in 2018
Rio de Janeiro’s January to January Program generated 238 thousand jobs, bringing in R$8.86 billion and 12.5 million people to...
December 21, 2018
The Day Brazil’s Lula Was Almost Released From Prison
Thousands of Brazilians celebrated on Wednesday afternoon a ruling by one of Brazil’s Supreme Court Justices, which would free former...
December 20, 2018