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.
Rio Health Officials on Alert Due to Rising Dengue Cases
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro city health officials are on alert. The number of dengue cases...
Alcantara Rental Accords May Render Brazil US$10 Billion Per Year
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the agreements to be signed during Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s first official...
Brazil to Sign Accord With US for Use of Space Launch Base
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday that the Brazilian government will sign an...
Brazil’s Privatization of Twelve Airports Seeks to Obtain R$2.1 Billion
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s government will auction off twelve airports on Friday which receive annually almost twenty...
Brazil’s Senate Approves Bill For Equal Wages
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would impose a fine on companies...
Brazil’s New Central Bank President Defends Autonomy
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s new Central Bank (CB) President, Roberto Campos Neto vowed to keep inflation at...
Ten Dead, Seventeen Injured in School Shooting in São Paulo, Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two masked teenagers fired shots inside a school in Suzano, Sao Paulo, early Wednesday...
Brazil’s Auto Industry May Suffer Due to Neighbor’s Economic Crisis
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s vehicles exports this year may suffer due to the economic crisis in Argentina,...
Rio Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder of Activist Marielle Franco
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Public Prosecutor's Office and the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police announced Tuesday morning...
Brazil’s Gol to Suspend Operations With Boeing 737 Max 8
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Gol Linhas Aéreas, one of Brazil’s largest airline companies, has temporarily suspended all commercial...
Brazilian Officials to Verify Indigenous Land Invasions in Amazon
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian minister in charge of political relations in the Bolsonaro’s Administration with Congress, General...
Brazil’s Azul to Buy Part of Avianca’s Assets for US$105 Million
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian airline Azul announced Monday it had made a proposal to buy part of...
Little to Celebrate in Brazil on International Women’s Day
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite a broader awareness of women’s rights, and laws implemented in the past year...
Pacaraima, Brazil Feeling Economic Effects of Border Closing
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sixteen days after the closing of the border between Venezuela and by Venezuela’s leader,...