Comparing Rio Cost, and Quality, of Living
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – They may have dropped a place or two since last year but once again, Brazil’s two major cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, feature amongst the top fifteen most expensive cities in the world, according to Mercer’s annual 2012 report. In contrast, the [...]
4G Data Services Launched in Rio: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Telecoms giant Oi launched its high-speed 4G mobile internet service in Rio on Thursday, becoming the city’s second operator to offer the service. Rival operator Claro launched its 4G services in cities hosting the FIFA Confederations Cup, including Rio, last week. TIM and Vivo [...]
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Over twenty years after the infamous massacre in São Paulo’s Carandiru prison, in which a police operation to quell a riot left over a hundred prisoners dead, the first of 79 officers are to be put on trial for their involvement. The trial of 26 officers [...]
Petrobras Oil Leak in São Paulo: Daily
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – An oil leak in Petrobras’ Terminal Marítimo Almirante Barroso (Tebar) has polluted the region around São Sebastião, on the northern coast of São Paulo on Friday night. During the weekend the oil reached the popular tourism region of Caraguatatuba, covering a stretch of about 15 [...]
Spending Easter 2013 in Rio and Brazil
By Anna Kaiser and Levi Michaels, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The long Easter (or Páscoa in Portuguese) weekend, known as “Semana Santa” is a unique time in Rio and all of Brazil whether one is seeking a spiritual celebration or just enjoyable festivities. In addition to religious celebrations and Easter traditions, Semana [...]
Brazil Reacts to New Argentine Pope: Daily
By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – The Catholic Church yesterday made history by selecting its first Latin American pope. The selection of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, from Argentina, over favorite from Brazil, São Paulo’s Cardinal Odilo Scherer, surprised many. “’The pope is Argentinian, but I am Brazilian’ – God” was retweeted thousands [...]
Lollapalooza in São Paulo, March 29 – 31st
By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – For the second year in a row, some of the biggest names in music will descend on the São Paulo Jockey Club for the 2013 Lollapalooza festival. Originally conceived by alternative rock legend and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, the three-day spectacle will bring together [...]
Cane Waste Ethanol Develops in Brazil
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Ethanol made from sugar cane waste is set to arrive at gas stations across Brazil in 2014, in what is being dubbed the most promising development in biofuel technology in recent years. The process is now taking off as a serious alternative to extending sugar [...]
Access MBA One-to-One Tour in São Paulo and Rio
By Jeffrey Owens, ADvent Group RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The ACCESS MBA One-To-One tour – MBA Exclusive – is coming to São Paulo and to Rio de Janeiro, March 9th and 11th. As the recruitment sector and financial markets become increasingly globalized, interest in Management Studies is at an all-time high. And the MBA [...]
Brazil Unemployment at 10-Year Low: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The rate of unemployment in Brazil fell to a ten-year low of 5.5 percent in 2012, down 0.5 percent on the previous year, figures released by Brazil’s office of national statistics, the IBGE, have revealed. This is despite the economy struggling in 2012 and registering [...]
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