Carnival Clean-up and Sustainability: Daily
After weeks of celebrations and the samba school finale in Sambódromo, the big post-Carnival clean-up is underway in Rio.
February 15, 2013Topic
Rio+20
Brazil Works to Reduce Travel Costs: Daily
Brazil’s slowing economy and Rio’s high ranking as an expensive place to live and travel has the government working to...
January 14, 2013
Brazil 2012: Reviewing the Year in Politics
From municipal elections to the mensalão, from dams to deforestation, for the slowing economy and the booming middle class, 2012...
December 25, 2012
Retail Sales Increase 6% for Rio+20: Daily
A survey shows that retail sales increased by six percent during the Rio+20 Conference according to the CDL-Rio.
July 8, 2012
The Vidigal Sitiê Sustainability Project
Today, thanks to the Sitiê project, an old dump site in the Vidigal favela community has become a small paradise...
July 3, 2012
Rio+20 (Paper Edition): The Paperless Cultural Transition
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - UN began its PaperSmart (Integrated Sustainable Papersmart Services), paperless program at...
July 3, 2012
G-20 and Rio+20
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – June was an exciting month in Rio, the UN Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development...
June 26, 2012
Rio+20 Reports US$500B Committed: Daily
UN press sources announced that Rio+20 concluded with more than $500 billion mobilized with over 700 “commitments” made.
June 24, 2012
Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012