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Harold Emert

American-born, Brazilian (naturalized) journalist, oboist and composer based in Rio de Janeiro since 1973, Harold Emert has worked for the Daily Mail, Express, Mail on Sunday, NYDaily News and SkyNews, among numerous international publications. He has won a prize for cultural reporting from Rio's Foreign Press Club. E-Mail: [email protected]

Is Bank of America Looking to Buy or Merge With Banco do Brasil?

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the largest banks in Latin America, established 211 years ago by Brazil's future Emperor Dom...

Brazilian Billionaire Aids Venezuelan Refugees

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a nation where national philanthropists are rare, Brazilian billionaire Carlos Wizard Martins, 62, has moved from Campinas,...

FBI and Brazilian Authorities are Investigating Four Multinationals

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The FBI is investigating four giant multinationals--Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, General Electric and Philips--for the alleged payment...

Ghost Aides are Haunting the Bolsonaro Family

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One "aide" to former Rio de Janeiro Federal Deputy Jair Bolsonaro, Nelson Alves Rabello, received R$92,000 without...

To Be or not to Be, That is the Question

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Staged by fourteen versatile actors who dance hip hop amidst flashing lights, sing, sword fight, and even...

Trump Government Aids Corrupt Brazilian Brothers, Report Claims

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The US Justice Department is investigating why JBS, the world's largest and richest meatpacking company, headed by...

Grand Prix F1 Could Remain in São Paulo After all

By Harold Emert SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Seeking to maintain Formula 1 in São Paulo as Rio de Janeiro seeks to take it over, São...

Brazil’s Clarice Lispector is London Author of the Month

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The London Review Bookshop, a traditional and well-esteemed British bookshop, has chosen as its "Author of the...

Opinion: VIVA Brazilian Education and Democracy

Opinion By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A prime lesson anyone - like this observer - learns by working alongside experienced British and...

Brazil’s Northeastern States Mobilizing Against Sexual Tourism

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In reaction to a recent statement by Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro criticizing gay tourism, yet encouraging tourists...

The Magical Experience of Seeing Rio by Sailboat

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A must visit for tourists to New York is the Circle Line for viewing the Big Apple...

EntreDança Festival at Rio SESCs Features Afro Talents in a Nation of Dance Enthusiasts

By Harold Emert - RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is a nation of talented dancers and choreographers who have been featured stars in world-renowned ballet troupes...
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Pixinguinha: Rio Exhibits One of Brazil’s Most Popular Composers

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Considered one of the greatest composers ever of Brazilian pop music's "Chorinhos," Pixinguinha (1897-1973) is the featured mainstay of...

Students Protest in Rio Against University Budget Cuts

By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Angered that their federal universities will receive budget cuts of over 30 percent, Brazilian educators, scholars and...

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