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.
Petrobras Increases Prices of Gasoline, Diesel Fuel at Refineries
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Petrobras announced Thursday afternoon an increase in gasoline and diesel prices. According to the state-controlled...
Defeated Candidate Aecio Neves Reclaims Senate Seat
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Defeated presidential candidate Aecio Neves of the PSDB (Social Democracy Party) returned to Congress on...
Brazil’s October Trade Balance is Worst in 16 Years
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The trade balance in Brazil registered its worst result for the month of October in...
Violence, Death Leads Bus Drivers to Strike in São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A wave of violence including the torching of hundreds of city buses and the killing...
Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Volunteer Registration Surges
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With a little less than fifteen days to go to the end of registrations,...
Major Policy Shifts in Next Rousseff Term Unlikely
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff’s narrow victory in last Sunday’s presidential elections has reduced the hopes of...
Brazil’s Central Bank Increases Interest Rate
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In a surprising move Brazil’s Central Bank (CB) Copom (Monetary Policy Committee) increased the Selic...
Challenges Faced by Brazil’s Rousseff in 2nd Term
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The incumbent President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, won Sunday’s election by a very small margin,...
Brazil’s Stock Market Tumbles With Rousseff Re-Election
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s stock market (Bovespa) tumbled on Monday, as the financial market reacted negatively to the...
Dilma Rousseff Re-Elected as Brazil’s President
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff won re-election on Sunday by a straight margin over opposition candidate...
Pezão Wins Gubernatorial Race in Rio de Janeiro
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Incumbent governor Luis Fernando de Souza, most commonly known as Pezão (‘Bigfoot’ in Portuguese),...
Voters Go to Polls Today to Elect Next President in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The last voter intention polls conducted by Datafolha and Ibope before Sunday’s Presidential elections...
Additional Security in Rio to Insure Peaceful Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To guarantee security during Sunday’s election, Rio de Janeiro state officials have announced that...
Brazil’s Domestic Air Travel Increases in September
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Despite the disappointing numbers in air transportation traffic during the World Cup games in June...