Tag: Traffic Accidents
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During the Easter week, known as Semana Santa (Holy Week), a popular traveling weekend, Brazil has registered the lowest number of accidents on its roads since 2007. Between Thursday, April...
By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio de Janeiro launched a program aimed at monitoring the behavior and conduct of the bus drivers that navigate Rio’s streets, according to a statement released...
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The safety of the roads and highways in Rio is again in the headlines following the recent death of eighteen year-old Rafael Mascarenhas, the son of actress Cissa Guimarães, who was...