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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.

S&P Further Downgrades Brazil’s Credit Rating

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Five and a half months after withdrawing Brazil’s investment grade rating, Standard & Poor's Ratings...

Millions Still Live Without Basic Sanitation Services in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government admitted on Tuesday that the country is unlikely to meet the main...

Brazil’s Government Defends Petrobras’ Pre-Salt Monopoly

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although media reports have hinted that President Rousseff’s government would be willing to review Petrobras’...

Brazil Dismisses New Causes Linked to Microcephaly

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – As the Brazilian government conducts massive campaigns to destroy breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti...

Retail Sales in Brazil Register Worst Results Since 2001

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The retail sector in Brazil registered last year the worst decline in sales since the...

Brazil’s Congress Returns to Work After Carnival

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With Carnival festivities over, this week the Brazilian government is expected to restart its push...

Inflation Forecasts Continue to Rise in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Inflation forecasts in Brazil for this year have increased for the seventh consecutive time, as...

D-Day for Combating Zika Virus Mosquitos in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A massive one-day campaign has been launched in Brazil this Saturday (February 13th) to combat...

Record Number of Companies in Brazil Seek Bankruptcy Protection

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The number of companies in Brazil seeking judicial recovery in 2015 was the largest in...

Zika Virus Linked to Microcephaly in Two Brazilian Newborns

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – New evidence announced on Wednesday in the United States strengthens the theory put forth by...

Brazil Unlikely to Meet Primary Surplus Target in 2016

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government is expected to announce this week a significant cut in the 2016...

Fines for Disorderly Conduct Increase in Rio for 2016 Carnival

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With thousands of partygoers on the streets during the five days of Carnival, some...

São Paulo Carnival Attendance and Revenues Increase in 2016

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Not nearly as famous as the Carnival parades in Rio de Janeiro, or the blocos...

Zika Testing Not Yet Covered by Health Plans in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although Brazilian health plan operators are required to cover costs of tests for the detection...

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