Rio’s BRT to Close 22 Stations Due to Violence and Evasion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to a lack of security one of the main...
November 10, 2017Topic
Violence
United Nations Launches Anti-Racism Campaign in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The office of the United Nations in Brazil launched this...
November 9, 2017
Brazil Tightens Inspection of Tourism Outlets in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Nearly two weeks after the death of Spanish tourist Maria...
November 8, 2017
Rio Loses R$657 Million in Tourism Over 8 Months Due to Violence
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio de Janeiro has lost more...
November 3, 2017
Rio Police Heavily Patrol Tabajaras Favela Community in Copacabana
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This morning, Tuesday, October 31st, Rio's Civil Police announced a...
October 31, 2017
Brazilian Miners Torch Government Buildings in Amazon Region
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Buildings housing Brazil’s environmental agencies Ibama and ICMBio in the...
October 30, 2017
Brazil Increases Punishment for Possession of High-Power Firearms
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, sanctioned on Thursday (October 26th)...
October 27, 2017
OAS and NGOs Say Brazil Fails to Protect Citizens Living in Favelas
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part...
October 24, 2017
Two Rio Police Officers Arrested for Killing Spanish Tourist in Rocinha
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last evening, October 24th, Rio's Military Police announced that the...
October 24, 2017