Striking Teachers Continue to Protest in Rio: Daily
Several hundred teachers from the public school network in Rio de Janeiro protested on Wednesday afternoon in the center of...
May 29, 2014Topic
Strike
Bus Strike in SP Leaves 240,000 Without Service: Daily
By Benjamin Parkin, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As many as a quarter of a million people have...
May 24, 2014
Strike Could Mean Museums Closed During Cup: Daily
Members of IBRAM, the Brazilian Institute of Museums, have been on strike since May 12th and may continue during the...
May 23, 2014
Brazil Police Strike in World Cup Host Cities: Daily
Police officers in several states in Brazil led a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, less than 21 days before the beginning...
May 22, 2014
Army to Stay in Bahia After Police Strike Ends
Over the course of the three day police strike crime levels soared in the city, and the armed forces were...
April 22, 2014
Federal Police Threaten Strike During World Cup
Federal police in Brazil staged a protest calling for better working conditions, higher wages as its members vow to strike...
April 15, 2014Opinion: The Curmudgeon on GIGO
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The title acronym, short for “Garbage In, Garbage Out”, was once...
March 11, 2014
Garbage Worker Strike Ends in Rio de Janeiro: Daily
Street sweepers strike ends in Rio de Janerio with Comlurb (Municipal Urban Cleaning Company) and the city reaching settlement after...
March 9, 2014
Rio Trash Workers Stay on Strike Through Carnival
Trash piled up across Rio as the garbage worker strike continued through the four-day Carnival weekend.
March 4, 2014