Brazil to Invest R$157 Million in Program for Rio’s Favela Youth
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government launched the Emergency Program for Social...
November 14, 2017Topic
Politics
Rio’s BRT to Close 22 Stations Due to Violence and Evasion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to a lack of security one of the main...
November 10, 2017
United Nations Launches Anti-Racism Campaign in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The office of the United Nations in Brazil launched this...
November 9, 2017
Brazil Tightens Inspection of Tourism Outlets in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Nearly two weeks after the death of Spanish tourist Maria...
November 8, 2017
Brazilian Armed Forces Surround Rio’s São Gonçalo Neighborhood
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – More than 3,500 men from the Brazilian Armed Forces participated...
November 7, 2017
American Family Found Safe in Brazil’s Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An American family traveling through the Amazon region was found...
November 2, 2017
Brazil’s Senate Approves Amended Taxi-Hailing App Bill
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While almost three thousand demonstrated outside Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday...
November 1, 2017
Brazil Registers Record Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil registered more than 61,000 violent deaths in 2016, a...
October 31, 2017
Brazilian Miners Torch Government Buildings in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Buildings housing Brazil’s environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio in the...
October 30, 2017