Brazilian Killed by Police in Sydney: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A 21 year-old Brazilian man, Roberto Laudisio Curti, was killed by police in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, in the early hours of Sunday morning. According to reports, at around 5:30 AM, Laudisio was shot at least three [...]
Industry Struggles as Brazil Economy Slows
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Employment and production statistics indicate a significant slump in Brazil’s industry sector (which accounts for 26.9 percent of the GDP) in recent months. Economists are pointing to the dramatic slowdown in the Brazilian economy, which has caused industry to stall and jobs [...]
Rio Prepares for the UN Rio+20 Conference
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Twenty years after the inaugural 1992 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – the Earth Summit – was held in Rio, the city will once again play host to the event. Now Rio is gearing up for the “Rio+20” (June 20th to [...]
Increased Police Presence in Rocinha: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Policing has been stepped up in Rocinha following the discovery of three male bodies in the early hours of Monday after a bout of intense gun fire. The increased presence includes the Batalhão de Choque (Shock BP) and the Batalhão de Operações [...]
New Chevron Oil Leak in Brazil: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian branch of U.S. oil company, Chevron, announced yesterday that they had identified a new leak in their Frade oil field in the Campos Basin. The leak was discovered during routine monitoring and, according to statements the company released to the [...]
Party Politics Brings Shift in Congress: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Yesterday the Palácio do Planalto, (Brazil’s version of the White House), confirmed that it has swapped Romero Jucá and Cândido Vaccarezza, for Eduardo Braga and Arlindo Chinaglia, as leaders of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies respectively. It is believed to [...]
Brazil May Face National Teacher Strike
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Public school teachers in the Federal District (DF) went on strike on Monday as fore-warning of a national teachers strike planned to take place on the 14th, 15th and 16th of this month. Almost half a million students in the Federal District’s [...]
International Women’s Day for Brazil: Daily
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – International Day of the Woman yesterday prompted a re-examination of the role of women in power in Brazil. Despite the country being under the care of its first woman president, as well as several other high-profile positions held by women, some say the distribution of gender in politics and big [...]
Prince Harry in Rio for GREAT Sports Day
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Anglophiles in the Cidade Maravilhosa are in for a treat on March 10th, as the British Consulate of Rio de Janeiro is putting on an English GREAT Sports Day at the Aterro do Flamengo, with Prince Harry as the guest of honor. [...]
Plan to Clean Rio Beaches by 2014: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio State government and the City Hall have announced that Ipanema will be the first beach to be cleaned-up as part of the new the Sena Limpa program. The principle water pollution along this part of the coast comes from sewage discharged [...]
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