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.
Judge Hikes Vale’s Fine as Residents Wait for Dam to Rupture in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A Brazilian judge announced on Friday that she is increasing the fine to be levied...
Brazil’s Coach Tite Announces Squad For Copa America 2019
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s National Soccer Team coach, Tite, announced on Friday his list of 23 players for...
Indigenous Leader Seeks One Million Euros to Build Fence Around Xingu
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After gaining international fame due to his partnership with British music star Sting in the...
Bolsonaro May Have to Re-create Ministries Scrapped in January
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In addition to protests by teachers and students, investigations into one of his son’s financial...
Brazil’s Cinema Forges On Despite Financial Woes
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Bacurau, the film produced by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, made its debut on...
Violence Against Reporters in Latin America Increased in 2018
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The improvement seen in the 2018 annual Reporters Without Borders (RFS) report on freedom of...
Over 1.3 Million Hectares of Forests Disappeared in Brazil in 2018
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – About 12 million hectares of rainforests disappeared in 2018, according to data from Global Forest...
Turkey Asks For Extradition of Turkish-Brazilian Businessman
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Turkish government of Recep Erdogan wants Brazil’s government to extradite Turkish-born businessman, Ali Sipahi,...
Brazilian Paralympic Swimmer is Prohibited From Competing
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – One of Brazil’s biggest medalists in Paralympic games, swimmer André Brasil, has been reclassified and...
Passengers Stranded as Avianca Cancels Hundreds of Flights
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Over fifteen hundred flights operated by Avianca have been cancelled until Sunday, April 28th throughout...
Indigenous Peoples Gather in Brazil for Annual Terra Livre Camp
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Nearly four thousand indigenous from several ethnicities around Brazil are camping out in Brasilia until...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government is Its Own Worst Enemy
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After three and a half months in power, the Administration of President Jair Bolsonaro seems...
São Paulo Fashion Week Introduces Newcomers to Brazil’s Fashion Circuit
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Under the theme, ‘What is Your Utopia?’ the 47th edition of São Paulo Fashion Week...
Brazil’s Economic Growth Forecast Falls For the Eighth Consecutive Time
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Financial institutions in Brazil reduced on Monday the country’s economic growth forecast for the eighth...