Rio+20 Traffic Plan Changed: Daily
To accommodate arriving delegates for the Rio+20 Conference, a change was announced for the Linha Vermelha (Red Line) coming from...
June 14, 2012Topic
UN
French President’s Fears for Rio+20: Daily
French president, Francois Hollande, spoke on Friday, June 8th how it is crucial for Europe to lead by example in...
June 9, 2012
Rio+20 Strives for Consensus in Brazil
With Rio+20 now clear on the horizon, the race is on for members to redouble efforts to agree on an...
May 22, 2012
Opportunities for Brazil at Rio+20
The UN’s biggest ever event on sustainable development, Rio+20, is set to bring together global leaders in Brazil to agree...
May 15, 2012
Brazil Mourns Journalist, Fourth in 2012
The death of reporter Décio Sá, killed last week in Maranhão state, north-east Brazil, brings the number of journalists murdered...
May 1, 2012
Rousseff Passes Truth Commission: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff approved a law establishing a Truth Commission to investigate suspected human rights abuses that occurred between 1946...
November 19, 2011
President Rousseff in First Visit to Africa: Daily
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is in South Africa on her first visit to Africa to attend the IBSA Summit, before...
October 17, 2011
Rousseff Opens UN General Assembly: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff opened the sixty-sixth session of the UN General Assembly in New York – making her the first...
September 23, 2011
Dilma Steps Out From Lula’s Shadow
By Felicia Bryson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In perhaps the most significant step since she took office...
March 29, 2011