Lise Alves
Lise Alves is a Carioca who spent much of her life in the U.S., and now lives in São Paulo. She writes mainly national politics and business for us, with an occasional travel story.
Amnesty International Campaigns Against Police Violence in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Concerned about the number of violent deaths in Rio de Janeiro, many at the hands...
Brazil Markets React Favorably to Impeachment Proceedings
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The extremely turbulent day on Wednesday, with Brazil’s Speaker of the Lower House accepting the...
Impeachment Proceedings Opened Against Brazil’s President
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The speaker of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, accepted on Wednesday a request to...
Brazil’s Congress Approves New 2015 Fiscal Target
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After weeks of uncertainty, Brazil’s Congress finally approved a bill to change the government’s fiscal...
Students, Police Clash in Brazil Over Educational Reform
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A scuffle broke out between students and police on Tuesday night in one of São...
Police Officers Arrested in Rio de Janeiro for Killing Youths
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The four military police officers accused of killing five youths on Sunday morning in...
Brazil’s Accumulated GDP For 2015 Worst in 19 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The GDP growth in Brazil registered a decline of 3.2 percent during the first nine...
Zika Virus, Carried by Mosquitos, Linked to Birth Defects in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Health in Brazil has confirmed that there is a link between the...
Brazil Freezes Government Spending for Last Month of Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government in Brazil announced a freeze on all spending except earmarked expenditures, for...
Brazil’s President Rousseff Speaks At COP-21 in Paris
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With leaders from around the world gather in Paris for the United Nation’s Climate Conference,...
Billion-Dollar Suit Filed by Brazil Against Samarco, BHP, Vale
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government, along with the state governments of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo, announced...
Christmas Season Gets Started in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Christmas season started on Saturday in Latin America’s largest city, São Paulo, with the...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Region Increases 16 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased by sixteen percent in the twelve months ending in...
Brazilians Reduce Spending While Traveling Abroad
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The unfavorable foreign exchange rate has led Brazilians to take fewer international trip and those...