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’s Rousseff Welcomes Visit by Germany’s Merkel
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is in Brazil for a two-day visit with some of her...
Accidents Decline with Reduced Speed Limits in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite complaints by automobile drivers in São Paulo City about the reduction of the speed...
Brazil’s Petrobras Approves IPO of BR Distribuidora
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The board of directors at Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras, announced that it had authorized the...
Protesters Take to the Streets in Brazil Against Rousseff
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Protesters took to the streets in hundreds of Brazilian cities on Sunday, August 16th to...
Rousseff Speaks to Social Movements Ahead of Protests
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Representatives from dozens of social movements met in Brasília on Thursday (August 13th) to show...
Brazil’s Angra 3 Nuclear Reactor May be Delayed
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Four companies being investigated for bribes in the Operação Lava Jato (Operation Carwash) have announced...
Margaridas Women’s March Takes Thousands to Streets of Brasília
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As many as 70,000 women, many wearing the symbol of the movement - a straw...
Moody’s Downgrades Brazil’s Credit Rating
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Brazil’s ratings on Tuesday (August 11th) from Baa2 to Baa3,...
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Decide Decriminalization of Drugs
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court in brazil is expected to vote this month if the country will...
Brazil’s Rousseff Vetoes Bill for Mandatory Tipping in Service
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vetoed a bill which would require restaurant clients to tip waiters...
Brazil’s Petrobras Registers 90 Percent Drop in Q2 Net Income
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Petrobras closed the second quarter of 2015 with a net income of R$531 million, an...
Approval Rate Drops For Brazilian President Rousseff
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s disapproval rates have increased even further in the past month, according...
Brazil’s Amazon Region to Register More Wildfires in 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Newly released data from NASA and the University of California are leading scientists to forecast...
Brazil’s Industrial Production Fell by 6.3 Percent in 1st Semester
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The industrial production in Brazil for June declined 0.3 percent in relation to May, when...