Contributing Reporter
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UPP Controls Follow Corruption Scandal
By Felipe Araujo, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - UPP (Police Pacifying Unit) officers working inside Rio's favela communities will from now on have...
New Anti-Money Laundering Law in Brazil
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Earlier this week Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law (Law 12.683/2012) a bill...
Brazil Industry Continues in Slide
By Lucy Jordan, Contributing Reporter
BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL - Despite a raft of recent stimulus measures, data released last week showed Brazilian industry continuing to perform...
D-Date Nights at Club 00 in Gávea
By Mike Frugaletti, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thursday nights are quickly regaining notoriety as the official starting point for weekend festivities at...
Flu Win 100th Anniversary Fla-Flu Classico
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fred scored his first goal in the 379th Fla-Flu classíco as Fluminense beat Flamengo...
Vicente Amorim, and Brazilian Cinema
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Almost ten years after the film "Cidade de Deus" (City of God) commanded...
Transpetro Launches Third PROMEF Ship
By Tracy Woodley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro), a subsidiary of Petrobras responsible for the transportation of petroleum and...
New Documentary on Pixação, Graffiti
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Pixação, the spray-painted graffiti "signatures" that cover many of Brazil's cities, including São Paulo and Rio, has...
Irajá Gastrô in Botafogo’s Culinary Quarter
By Bryan Gregory Sanders, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Of Rio's many iconic neighborhoods, Botafogo is often under-represented, but recently it has seen...
Touring the New Kiosks in Copacabana
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Copacabana celebrated its 120th birthday last Friday. It was commemorated with a series of...
Food Waste in Restaurants: a Global Problem
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Growing up in the family restaurant business and working with environmental management for restaurants in both...
Wednesday July 11th, 2012 Nightlife Guide
Wednesday's Rio Nightlife Pick - Mekong is still doing what they do best on Wednesdays, fusing incredible Asian, Indian and Thai cuisine with funky...
Thursday July 12th, 2012 Nightlife Guide
Thursday's Rio Nightlife Pick - D-Date continues their Thursday night dominance as resident Bernardo Campos invites local favorite Ricardo Estrella and more. This...
Friday July 13th, 2012 Nightlife Guide
Friday's Rio Nightlife Pick - Bootie Rio is back at Fosfobox, this time to commemorating the international day of rock. DJ Jak will be...