Investigating the Bonde Accident in Rio
Investigating the cause of Saturday’s bonde (tram) derailment in Rio’s Santa Teresa neighborhood, which left five people dead and 54...
August 30, 2011Topic
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Brazil Fights Modern Day Slavery
The Brazilian Department for Work (the MPT) released its biannual ‘Lista Suja’, or ‘Dirty List’, naming companies found to be...
August 23, 2011
Remains From Missing Helicopter: Daily
Bodies were found amongst wreckage believed to be from the Augusta AW-139 helicopter which disappeared in Bacia de Campos, off...
August 21, 2011
New Agriculture Minister in Brazil: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday morning Mendes Ribeiro Filho was named...
August 19, 2011
Agriculture Minister Accused: Daily
Brazil’s Agriculture Minister, Wagner Rossi, released a statement Wagner Rossi, accused Agriculture Minister refutes corruption allegations.
August 14, 2011
Alternative F-10 Public Offering in Brazil
The new F-10 APO option allows a private Brazilian company to go public in the U.S. and raise funds on...
August 9, 2011
Square Meter Costs in Rio Outpace SP
The city’s most desirable post codes now far outstrip their equivalent neighborhoods in São Paulo in terms of price per...
August 2, 2011
Passos Steps Up as New Transport Minister
President Dilma Rousseff appointed Paulo Sergio Passos as new Transport Minister after Nacimento scandal.
July 26, 2011
Copacabana: Getting a Facelift
Copacabana, perhaps the most famous of all of Rio’s beach-side neighborhoods, is undergoing a metamorphosis in anticipation of the Olympic...
July 19, 2011