4G Data Services Launched in Rio: Daily
Telecoms giant Oi and Claro launch high-speed 4G mobile internet service in Rio. TIM and Vivo are launching their 4G...
April 26, 2013Topic
Rio
Rio State Court Approves Gay Marriage
Rio State High Court has approved same-sex civil marriage, but uncertainty remains over whether judges in some areas of Rio...
April 23, 2013
Logistics Slow Brazil Soybean Trade: Daily
Experts says that “logistical chaos” – sub-quality roads, ports and warehouses – are hampering soybean trade and discouraging farmers from...
April 23, 2013
Minha Casa Minha Vida Fraud in Brazil
The Ministry for Cities will investigate accusations that former civil servants have defrauded the government’s massive housing program, Minha Casa...
April 16, 2013
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
UPP Officers Face Attacks in Rio Favelas
An attack on two UPP (Police Pacification Unit) officers in the Morro São João favela of Engenho Novo is the...
April 2, 2013
Galeão (GIG) Airport Set For Improvements
The government wants to expand Rio’s Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International (GIG) airport, increasing its capacity from 15 to 70 million...
April 2, 2013
Jazz Ahead at Clube dos Macacos
Rio’s often overlooked jazz scene is gearing up for another must-see event as Brazilian jazz heavyweights ‘Quinteto Nuclear’ play the...
April 2, 2013
UN Report Criticizes Legal System: Daily
A UN report released criticized Brazil’s legal infrastructure, claiming that it used “excessive use of deprivation of liberty” as punishment...
March 30, 2013