Number of Internet Users in Brazil Grows by Ten Million in One Year
The percentage of households in Brazil that used the Internet rose from 69.3 percent to 74.9 percent, from 2016 to...
December 20, 2018Topic
Uber
MetrôRio Unveils Online Reloadable Fare Card “Giro”
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This coming Saturday, November 24th, MetrôRio, the company running Rio's...
November 22, 2018
Rio City Hall Imposes 1 Percent Tax on Uber, 99, and Cabify
Thanks to new legislation, Rio's most popular ride-hailing apps will now have to pay a one percent tax to City...
May 1, 2018
Brazilian Congress Approves Rules For Transportation Apps
Internet-hailing rides, such as Uber and Cabify, considered the lawmakers' decision a victory for the thousands of driver-partners and users...
March 1, 2018New Regulations for Ride Apps Begin in São Paulo
Transportation services such as Uber, Cabify and 99Taxi now need to certify drivers and vehicles must pass annual inspection and...
January 10, 2018
Rio’s Carnival 2018 Raises Largest Private Investment in History
Companies Uber and Dream Factory are responsible for the budgetary record of R$35 million, which will be used to improve...
December 27, 2017
Brazil’s Senate Approves Amended Taxi-Hailing App Bill
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While almost three thousand demonstrated outside Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday...
November 1, 2017
Regulation for Uber is Approved by Brazil’s Chamber
Private transportation drivers will only be legalized if they obtain authorization from municipalities, pay taxes on earnings and have insurance...
April 5, 2017
Rio Mayor Paes Overruled Again in Attempt to Ban Uber
Uber continues to operate in Rio de Janeiro under a court injunction following Rio Mayor Paes’ signing of a law...
November 29, 2016