By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Defense in Brazil is sending 25,000 soldiers to patrol its borders in an unprecedented military operation to shore up security at next month’s Confederations Cup. The first of a series of high profile mega-events to be held throughout the country, the Cup will [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Conde Nast have called him the “fabulous fixer”, and it certainly seems as though anything is possible in Rio with the help of British entrepreneur Andrew Harding. Whether it is a once in a lifetime vacation, an important corporate event or a permanent move, [...]
By Samindra Kunti, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Youth Days approaching rapidly Rio de Janeiro’s hotel industry will be tested to provide sufficient accommodation for large numbers of international visitors. The industry is confident Rio’s hotel infrastructure and price monitoring will ensure these mega-events are [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Seven people have been killed and nine others injured after a bus fell ten meters (nearly 33 feet) from the Brigadeiro Trompowski overpass onto Avenida Brasil below in the center of Rio on Tuesday. The roadway links one of the city’s main arterial routes to the [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Violence is no longer among the major concerns experienced by Rio residents, a survey by O Globo newspaper has revealed. The report attributed the findings to the local government’s successful policy of introducing UPPs (Police Pacification Units) and a reduction in the number of [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Military and civil police in Rio have been in training this week, along with the city’s municipal guards, learning crowd control techniques in the run-up to major events to be held in Brazil in the near future. At the end of the course, seventy-six trainees [...]
By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio have had their usually picturesque surroundings spoiled this week as low oxygen levels in the water, caused thousands of fish to suffocate and float to the surface. In response, Rio’s waste disposal company Comlurb employed 180 [...]
By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The International Club Rio (InC) is excited for a new year with a new president, Bonnie Kobert Harrison, and a new focus on higher profile events. The first of which was Ernie Maschner, a program manager with global engineering and construction company CH2M HILL, who [...]
By Nicole Froio, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian business magnate Eike Batista has received federal permission to build a shopping complex and a convention venue in Marina da Glória. It is part of Parque do Flamengo, a protected area since 1965, yet with Batista’s federally approved plans, Marina da Glória will gain [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has said it will monitor daily hotel rates during the FIFA Confederations Cup, which starts this June and is the first in a series of major sporting events to be held in Rio. The goal is to make sure hotels do [...]
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