US Dollar Dropping Against Real
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The US Dollar exchange rate has dropped to its lowest value since October 2008, caused by strong investments from abroad, and a craving for larger profits from the country’s high interest rates and the São Paulo stock market. The Central Bank, lead by Henrique Meirelles, [...]
How to Spend Rainy Days in Rio
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Overcast weather can dampen many of the main attractions in Rio de Janeiro. Beautiful views and lazy days on the beach lose some of their luster amidst clouds and rain. But no need to despair, there are plenty of things to do on a rainy day [...]
Angra and Sepultura Rock Rio
By Thaís Britto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Long hair, testosterone, guttural voice: it’s metal night in Rio this Thursday. Angra and Sepultura, the two biggest metal bands in Brazil will perform, on their first tour together, in Canecão. With more that 15 million records sold in a 26-year-old career, Sepultura isn’t only the [...]
Moyseis Marques and Guests in Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – He is only 30 years old but has already been compared to some of the country’s greatest samba singers, and on Saturday May 30th Moyseis Marques is going to play Circo Voador to present his latest album “Fases do Coração” (Phases of the Heart). There will [...]
Brazil’s Women Take Gold and Silver
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The Larissa/Juliana duo claimed gold last weekend in the female-only Osaka Open, the 3rd stop of the woman’s World Beach Volleyball Tour. The final was a dramatic showdown between Larissa and Juliana and fellow Brazilians Talita and Maria Elisa, as the women continued the success of [...]
China is Brazil’s New Best Friend
By Clara Cavour, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil has a new best friend. For the first time, China has surpassed United States as Brazil’s biggest trading partner, a role the Americans have played for the last 80 years. In April, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Trade reported the sum of China’s trade [...]
The Best Beaches of Rio State
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s immense coastline is full of amazing beaches, and the state of Rio de Janeiro is no exception. Some of these, like Copacabana and Ipanema are famous around the world, but others are further off the beaten path, waiting to be explored. To find out about [...]
Brawn’s GP Dominance Continues in Monaco
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – This year’s Formula 1 season has already thrown up some major surprises and the amazing performances of the new Brawn GP team and main driver Jenson Button are unquestionably among the most talked about events in F1 in the last few years. The Brawn team emerged [...]
Airfare Regulations Relaxed
By Marcela Canavarro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s national airlines were once renowned for charging prohibitively high prices for the average person’s budget but have been dropping slowly in recent years. Thankfully, that trend looks set to continue under new regulations planned for the industry. The introduction of the “low cost, low fare” [...]
Brazil’s Mobile Phone Market Explosion
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s domestic mobile phone market reached 154,600 million users on the 21st of May, making the country the fifth biggest mobile consumer in the world behind China, America, India and Russia. The strong growth of this market – about a million users per month over [...]