By Mira Olson, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Environmental Minister Izabella Teixeira announced on Monday, July 26th, that the National Contingency Plan (PNC) for open sea oil exploration and production will be in place by September. The Plan takes into account new global parameters regarding deep-water drilling as influenced by the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Clean up efforts were halted this past weekend as British Petroleum (BP) employees and clean …
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Lapa, Rio’s frenzied center of culture and nightlife, is undergoing major changes as a series of initiatives to improve safety, regulate business and conserve the heritage of the area take effect.
Heightened presence and activity of the citywide public order guards, Choque de Ordem, in conjunction with the restoration and regeneration work by the Municipal Secretary of Culture project “Lapa Legal” are transforming a …
By Jewellord T. Nem Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Petrobrás has released its latest Sustainability Report, which contains the thorough details of its 1,600 projects amounting to a total investment of R$464.5 million in 2009. The projects contribute to its social responsibility agenda in response to the consequences of oil extraction, which remains somewhat in the shadow of the oil refinery disaster in Duque de Caixas, Rio de Janeiro in 1997.
Within the oil sector that year, …
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Fluminense let first place in the Brasilerão slip from their grasp with a draw against Botafogo on Sunday. It proved an action packed week for the Laranjeiras outfit after the CBF identified coach Muricy Ramalho as the man they wanted to take charge of the national side from Dunga.
The club’s directors refused to release Ramalho from his contract, forcing the CBF to appoint Corinthians boss Mano Menezes, to …
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By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter CURITIBA – As the only Brazilian to make this year’s...
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