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Lise Alves

Lise Alves is a Carioca who spent much of her life in the U.S., and now lives in São Paulo. She writes mainly national politics and business for us, with an occasional travel story.

Brazil’s President Rousseff on Social Media For Workers’ Day

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Shunning away from the traditional speech always given on national TV on International Workers’ Day,...

Lava Jato Scheme Affects Brazil’s Ship-Building Industry

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The impacts of the billion-dollar corruption scheme involving Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras and disclosed by...

Brazil Unemployment Rate Increases While Wages Fall

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With increasing inflation and decreasing industrial production, Brazil’s government has yet another negative economic indicator...

Holidays Cost Brazil Businesses Billions in Revenues

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While holidays during the workweek are applauded by many who look forward to a short...

Soldiers Against Dengue in Brazil, U.S. Issues Travel Warning

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The alarming rate of dengue fever reports in Brazil has led the São Paulo city...

Two Major Players in Lava Jato Scheme Sentenced in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Two main participants in Brazil’s largest corruption and bribery scandals in recent history have been...

Petrobras of Brazil Announces Losses of US$17 Billion in 2014

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The oil giant of Brazil, Petrobras, released on Wednesday night its net result for 2014,...

Two Dead and 120 Wounded by Tornado in Southern Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Residents of Xanxerê, located in the Southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina are receiving help...

Economic Outlook in Brazil Continues with Gloomy Estimates

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Estimates by financial analysts regarding annual inflation in Brazil for 2015 have once again increased,...

Rousseff to Sign Demarcation of Indigenous Lands in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, is scheduled to sign a decree on Monday, April...

Brazil’s Vale Denies Allegations of Environment and Labor Violations

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – One of the largest mining companies in the world, Brazil’s Vale, has been accused of...

Workers’ Unions Protests Against Outsourcing Bill in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Workers’ unions in at least 22 states took the streets on Wednesday to protest the...

Ruling Party Treasurer Arrested in Corruption Scandal in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The treasurer of Brazil’s ruling party, the PT (Workers Party) was arrested on Wednesday morning...

Rousseff Opposes Reducing Age of Criminal Responsibility in Brazil

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff took to social media on Monday to speak out against a...

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