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.
Brazil Registers Highest Inflation Rate Since 1996
Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The IPCA (Consumer Price Index) in Brazil rose by 0.82 percent in October, according to the...
Number of Women in Brazil Prisons Surges Since 2000
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The number of incarcerated women in Brazil grew by more than 567 percent from 2000...
Reforestation May Yield R$20 Billion in Revenues for Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Recovering forest areas and maintaining environmentally correct practices is good business, according to a survey...
Brazil’s Government Pushes for Fiscal Reform Approval
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With time running out, government officials in Brazil scramble to get the tough fiscal measures...
Trade Balance in Brazil Registers Surplus in October
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the recent strong depreciation of the Brazilian real in relation to the U.S. dollar,...
Brazilian Ethics Council to Discuss Eduardo Cunha’s Fate
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Chamber of Deputies’ Ethics Council in Brazil starts to discuss the possible impeachment of...
Oil Workers Strike in Brazil for Wages, Investments, Assets
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Twelve oil work unions which are part of the Oil Workers Federation (FUP) in Brazil...
Rio Introduces QR Codes in Cemetery During Memorial Day
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – New QR codes are expected to be one of the highlights of those going to...
Brazil’s Senate Approves Visa Exemption for 2016 Olympics
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The senate in Brazil approved a bill yesterday (Thursday) that will exempt visa requirements to...
Brazil’s Government Admits Negative GDP Growth for 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government of Brazil delivered yet another blow to the country’s ailing economy on...
Approved Anti-Terrorism Bill in Brazil is Heavily Criticized
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After a heated debate on Wednesday, Brazil’s Senate approved a bill which defines the crime...
Unemployment Rate Increases in Brazil to 8.7 Percent in Q3
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The unemployment rate in Brazil increased in the third quarter of 2015, reaching 8.7 percent,...
Commission in Brazil Proposes Lowering Age to Buy Guns
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite protests from dozens of social movements that work towards curbing violence in Brazil, a...
Brazil’s Embraer Posts US$100 Million Loss in Q3, 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Embraer in Brazil, the world’s third largest commercial aircraft manufacturer closed the third quarter of...