U.S. Navy’s USS Carl Vinson in Rio
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Late last month, fresh from playing a key role in Operation Unified Response, the international humanitarian aid mission to assist Haiti after the disastrous earthquake, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson made a stopover in Rio de Janeiro. The purpose of the trip was to [...]
Scandal Continues as Clinton Arrives
Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The ongoing corruption scandal that has dogged the Conservative Democrat Party (DEM) has claimed another victim, with the resignation of acting governor of Brasilia Paulo Octavio. As the latest member of the DEM to fall on his sword, Mr. Octavio essentially leaves Brasilia without a governor just [...]
IMF Warns of Brazilian Asset Bubble
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss Khan has handed down a warning to Brazil, among others nations, that there is a very real risk of an ‘asset bubble’ developing in the emerging economies of the world.
An asset bubble (sometimes referred to as a [...]
Dead Fish Create a Stink in Lagoa
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Anyone lacing up a pair of trainers with the intention of taking a jog around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas probably got a nasty surprise this week. Nobody but the masked city municipal workers dared to get anywhere near the normally picturesque lake, situated in the [...]
Big Gains For Brazilian Brands
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Further evidence that the Brazilian economy is continuing on an upward trajectory was provided recently with the release by independent consultants Brand Finance of its list of “The 500 Most Valuable Brand Names in the World.” In 2009 there were only six Brazilian brands appearing on [...]
Mercosur and EU Near Agreement
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mercosur, South America’s co-operative trade organization, and the European Union (EU) could forge an historic trade alliance as early as May of this year according to some sources. However there remains a key issue confronting the two parties: agricultural subsidies that the developed world pays to [...]
Abortion: Brazil Questions Tradition
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The abortion issue polarises opinion throughout much of the world, and has led to heated and sometimes violent confrontation between concerned parties. America is currently captivated by the impending trial of Scott Raeder, the ‘pro-lifer’ who allegedly shot dead doctor George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas, at the [...]
Brazilian Growth Overestimated
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – After months of bullish forecasts from analysts in Brazil and around the world, the economic recovery has proven to have progressed at a significantly slower rate than has been anticipated over the last financial quarter.
This is expected to leave the government no choice but to leave the [...]
Amazonia Dams Divide
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – A series of dams designed to tap the vast hydro-electric potential of the Amazon region are just one facet of the largest ever concerted effort to transform the fortunes of this traditionally impoverished area.
The Belo Monte dam program is just one of several planned in the [...]
RJ-SP Rail Line Bidding Planned
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian government has announced that the bidding process for the construction and operation of a high-speed rail line that will link Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Campinas is to begin.
Several public seminars will be held in January, giving citizens the chance to ask any questions [...]
