Scott Salmon
Scott Salmon is a geographer, city planner, and urbanist who writes about cities and contemporary urban issues – in Rio and internationally. A New Zealander by birth, he has lived and worked in cities across the globe. Now, after a long spell in New York City, he is at home in Rio de Janeiro. You can follow him on Twitter: @globalscotto.
Rio de Janeiro’s group hug marking “World Oceans Day”
Ocean’s Day was first declared as occurring on June 8th during the Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, an event that was...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro government is record holder in issuing land titles
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A historic day for the families of the Itamarati settlement in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sud state.
The first...
Brazil: Governor says Carnaval in Bahia state in 2022 has become impossible
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Bahia, Rui Costa, said on Thursday (23) that "it became impossible" to hold the Carnaval in...
Brazil’s services sector confidence in July is highest since 2014 – FGV Ibre
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The confidence of the services sector in Brazil reached in July the highest level in more than seven years,...
Brazilian Real: Dollar closes down 1.26% at R$ 5.1104 (July 28)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dollar closed Wednesday with the biggest drop and at the lowest level in two weeks, suffering from afternoon selling...
Brazil’s health regulator authorizes Pfizer vaccine for adolescents from 12 years old
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's National Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) released a note this Monday (12), informing that, so far, only Pfizer has...
Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin shows 574% increase in cryptocurrency trading in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The drop in cryptocurrency prices since record highs in April and May has cooled investors' interest somewhat. However, industry...
López Obrador receives Dilma Rousseff at Mexico’s National Palace
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, received this Wednesday the former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, at...
Colombia demands power distributors acquire clean energy; imposes renewable quota
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Colombian government has introduced the obligation for power distributors to acquire clean energy.
Resolution 40715, which has now been...
Bolivia’s Central Bank: Latest IMF loan violated the country´s legal framework
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan that was “irregularly managed” by Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Áñez has been...
Brazil’s Joyless Municipal Elections Are Over: So What Have We Learned?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s municipal elections concluded this week as 57 Brazilian cities held run-off races for Mayor. These contests were fiercely...
Amid Corona Chaos, Brazil Quietly Passes 5G Regulations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a curious turn of events, General Augusto Heleno, head of Brazil's Presidential Institutional Security Office (GSI), abruptly returned...
Column: Brazil’s Massive Corona-Chasm
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) In Rio de Janeiro, as in São Paulo and many other large cities, the wealthy have fled to...
After Secretary of Culture’s Spectacular Meltdown, a New Twist in Brazil’s Culture Wars
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) It was a spectacularly absurd act of self-sabotage. The Special Secretary of Culture, Roberto Alvim, issued an official...