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.
Although Smaller, Nationwide Protests Continue in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An ocean of yellow and green shirts swept through Avenida Paulista, one of São Paulo's...
Protests Expected in 500 Cities Throughout Brazil Today
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to protest today throughout Brazil against corruption and...
First 100 Days of Brazil President Rousseff’s Second Term in Office
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff marked her first 100 days of her second term as...
Brazil’s BNDES to Disburse US$19.4 Billion for Infrastructure
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Social and Economic Development Bank, BNDES, announced this week it would allocate approximately R$60...
Brazil’s Inflation Soars with Higher Energy Bills
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s IPCA (Consumer Price Index) for the month of March registered an increase of 1.32...
Latin America Expected to Grow Less in 2015
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The latest report from the United Nation agency ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and...
Partial Closure After Six Days of Fire at Brazil’s Santos Port
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – For the sixth day, firefighters in Santos are combating a fire that has engulfed a...
Tax Scandal May Cost Brazil Billions in Revenues
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the country still reeling from the corruption scandal in one of its largest and...
Fire at Ultracargo Terminal at Santos Port in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Firefighters continue to combat a fire which has engulfed at least four large fuel tanks...
Petrobras Signs Agreement with China’s Development Bank
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Petrobras announced on Wednesday, April 1st, that it has obtained a financing contract with China...
Investments Against Deforestation Decline in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Government investments to combat deforestation in the Amazon region steeply declined during the period between...
Brazil’s Industrial Production Declines in February
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian industrial production decreased by 0.9 percent in February in relation to January, when it...
Solar Energy Pilot Program to Be Tested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – To relieve the pressure on hydroelectric plants, which today supply more than seventy percent of...
Former Petrobras CEO Testifies Before Brazilian Congress
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s former Petrobras CEO, Maria das Graças Foster, told a Congressional committee on Thursday (March...