American Musician Shot in Rio: Daily
American musician based in Rio, Emmanuel Gilligan of the band ArizonA, has been shot and seriously injured in a bungled...
March 12, 2013Topic
Rio
Petrobras Wants Local Content Changes
Brazil’s majority state owned oil giant Petrobras last week officially requested that regulators relax strict requirements on “local content” laws.
March 5, 2013
Jazz at the Maze Returns in Rio de Janeiro
Jazz aficionados across Rio were no doubt happy to learn that the famous ‘Jazz at the Maze’ nights began again...
March 5, 2013
Brazilians Work Long After Retiring: Daily
A report found that on average men who retire and collect pension payments continue to work for 7.3 years, while...
March 5, 2013
InC Opens 2013 Speaking Events
Rio’s International Club (InC) hosted Ernie Maschner, a program manager with global engineering and construction company CH2M HILL, last Friday.
February 26, 2013
Dengue Fever Cases Triple in Brazil: Daily
The ministry of health reported today that the number of dengue fever cases in the country was three times higher...
February 26, 2013
Brazil to Control Rio Hotel Rates: Daily
Minister for Tourism Gaston Vieira said hotel daily rates will be monitored and controlled to avoid “abuse” during upcoming events,...
February 22, 2013
Sánchez, Cuban Dissident in Brazil: Daily
The visit of Cuba’s most renowned modern dissident, blogger Yoani Sánchez was the center of a mild furore outside of...
February 21, 2013
RioContentMarket Returns for Third Year
The 2013 RioContentMarket, an international event focused on multi-platform content production for Brazil’s television and digital media industry, Feb. 20-22nd.
February 19, 2013