Brazzil Magazine

52 Deaths Later Rio Finds Out It’s Too Lax in Allowing Building in Risk Areas

Sérgio Cabral, the Rio de Janeiro state’s governor, it turns out, signed into law ...

3.14 Million in 2009: Brazil Has Never Sold So Many Vehicles

Last year, in Brazil, sales of automobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses totaled ...

While Campaigning for Permanent Seat Brazil Is Back at UN in Temporary Position

Once again, this year, for a period of 24 months, Brazil will have a ...

Despite Crisis Brazil’s Retail Grew Almost 6% Last Year

In 2009 the turnover of Brazilian retail trade grew 5.8%. It was the lowest ...

First Edition of Rio-à-porter Brings Fashion to the Dock of Rio’s Port

Rio de Janeiro’s first edition of the fashion and design industry salon, Rio-à-porter, held ...

Brazil’s Capital Brasília Getting Face Lift to Celebrate Its 50th Birthday

Brasília, the capital of Brazil, will be 50 years old on April 21st and ...

China Overtakes US as Biggest Importer from Brazil. US Still Exports More

China, in 2009, for the first time the biggest importer of Brazilian goods, overtaking ...

Brazilians Got 1.1 Million New Jobs Last Year, 350,000 Less than in 2008

Brazil’s Minister of Labor, Carlos Lupi, presented some preliminary numbers on employment in 2009 ...

Rio Still Fears More Casualties and Mudslides, After Over 70 Deaths

Brazilian Colonel José Paulo Miranda, an officer in the Rio de Janeiro state Fire ...

Why We Failed: Brazil and World Politicians Can’t See Humanity, Only Voters

Everyone knows that the Copenhagen meeting failed in its attempt to impede the climate-change ...