All posts tagged Rio de Janeiro
Brazil: Is Rio ready?
I admit that I am not a big fan of football. I tend to tune in around the World Cup semi-finals, and even then I don’t much care who wins. But I have been following the 2014 World Cup with […]
Brazil: A summer playlist
As the weather gets warmer, I prepare for summer by curating a playlist This is a selection of my ten favourite Brazilian musicians for summer 2014 (in no particular order): Flora Matos I heard Flora Matos’s beautiful acoustic session of […]
Brazil: The face of Rio’s favelas
Violence, drugs, and police occupation Life in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, the urban slums that stretch out to around Brazil’s second-largest city, is generally imagined to be rough. Home to almost 1.4 million people, about 22% of the city’s population, the […]
Brazil: Allied in opposition, Campos and Silva step up attacks on Rousseff
Allied in opposition, Campos and Silva step up attacks on Rousseff; Conservative groups urge military intervention; Police officer killed in pacified slum as violence there continues to escalate Allied in opposition, Campos and Silva step up attacks on Rousseff On […]
Brazil: Rio Sanitation Workers End Week-Long Strike After Receiving Raise
Garbage piles up during week of carnival as workers demand higher pay; Federal governing coalition shows signs of strain; National Truth Commission identifies suspect in the Rubens Paiva Brazil: Rio Sanitation Workers End Week-Long Strike After Receiving Raise Mayor Eduardo […]
Brazil: UPP torture scandal brings pacification programme into question
Killing of Amarildo de Souza highlights police violence; Brazil & Germany draft UN bid to end excessive surveillance Brazil: UPP torture scandal brings pacification programme into question The torture and killing of a favela resident in Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Rochina […]
Arts: Laura Feged’s aerial photographs are exhibited in Bogotá
Laura Feged’s aerial photographs are exhibited in Bogotá; Roberto Marinho’s art collection opens to public in Rio de Janeiro; New Buenos Aires Biennale will promote young artists; Mario Carreño Foundation created to mark the anniversary of his birth Laura Feged’s […]
Arts: Buenos Aires Book Fair launches
Buenos Aires Book Fair launches; Brazilian and Argentine writers shortlisted for Best Translated Book Award; Contemporary Art exhibition in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas; International Illustrators Conference in Bogotá Latin America’s most important literary festival, the Buenos Aires Book Fair, is […]
Brazil: Over 1 million sign petition to impeach President of the Senate
Demonstrations held in protest of re-election of former President of the Senate; President Rousseff increases government spending to boost housing; Carnival begins with an increase in police presence. Brazil: Over 1 million sign petition to impeach President of the Senate […]
Economy: Latin America’s five fastest-growing economies
Latin America’s five fastest-growing economies; Cubans to pay taxes for first time since 1959; Guatemala named one of Latin America’s most unequal countries; São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro lead Brazilian states in economic competitiveness
Science: Patagonian penguins wash up on Brazil’s shores
A summary of Latin America’s top science stories brought to you in partnership with LatinAmericanScience.org Patagonian penguins wash up on Brazil’s shores More than 500 Magellanic penguins have washed up on the shores of Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. […]
Brazil 13/2/2011
Rio’s emergency services strike just days before Carnival, a campaigning journalist is found murdered, and the Attorney General sues Twitter over speed trap tweets.
Brazil 29/1/12
UN spokesman criticizes Pinheirinho eviction tactics, 17 die as buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro, and a fugitive drugs kingpin is arrested “on holiday”.
Brazil 20/11/11
Rio police launch investigation into Chevron oil spill, S&P upgrade Brazil’s credit rating, and census results reveal historic Afro-Brazilian majority.