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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.

Water Bill Fines Applied to São Paulo City Residents

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Facing the worst water shortage in history, the nine cities which make up the São...

Banco do Brasil President Chosen as New Petrobras CEO

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has chosen Banco do Brasil President, Aldemir Bendine, to head oil giant...

New Business Hub Helps U.K. Exporters Set Up in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite forecasts of a difficult year for Brazil’s economy, a business initiative, Brazil Business Hub,...

Petrobras CEO Steps Down Amid Corruption Scandal

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After months of scandals which have led to a strong devaluation of Petrobras’ shares and...

Brazil May Increase Ethanol Blend in Gasoline to 27 Percent

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An agreement between the Brazilian government and the country’s automotive and sugar-ethanol industry will increase...

Brazil’s Congressional Representatives Sworn In

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s newly elected Chamber of Deputies and Senate representatives were sworn in and the speakers...

Petrobras Losses to Corruption May Top US$1.5 Billion

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The investigation which seeks to determine the financial losses to Brazil’s oil giant, Petrobras, due...

Domestic Air Travel in Brazil Grew in 2014

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite the economic slump faced by Brazil in 2014, domestic air transportation demand in Brazil...

Brazil’s Rousseff Urges Cabinet to Reduce Spending

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, asked cabinet ministers to maintain strict control over government spending and...

Brazil’s Petrobras Releases Third Quarter of 2014 Results

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After twice postponing the release of the third quarter financial results for 2014, Brazilian oil...

Brazil Registers Record Deficit in Current Accounts

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s current accounts in 2014 registered a record deficit of US$90.948 billion, according to data...

Ex-Petrobras Director Got US$1.5 Million For Pasadena Deal

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former Petrobras director, Paulo Roberto Costa, told investigators that he received US$1.5 million from a...

Brazil has the 4th Costliest Big Mac in the World

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - According to a survey conducted by British weekly, The Economist, Brazil has the fourth most...

Brazil to Adopt Actions to Assure Energy Generation

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The government of Brazil is discussing measures to reinforce the generation of energy in the...

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