Tag: Rio de Janeir
By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the latest development in a long-running dispute over ‘irregular’ housing, the Brazilian Court of Audit (TCU) ruled last week that families living inside Rio’s Jardim Botânico (Botanic Garden) have...
By Luke Milner, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The announcement made by the state government’s Chief Secretary of Staff, Regis Fichtner, that the bonde, Santa Teresa’s tram system, will be relaunched in 2014 has been criticized by the...
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – When I was young, around five years old, my mom took me and my brothers to a "No Nukes" concert in New York City. That would have been around 1977, and my mom...
