Brazil’s Higher Court Gives Green Light to Amazon’s Hydroelectric Plant
A higher court in Brazil lifted an order that suspended construction of the massive ...
Brazil’s Industry and Labor Unions Decry 11.75% Key Interest Rate
In Brazil, the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom), for the second time this ...
Free Condoms and 12 Other Things You Might Not Know about Brazilian Carnaval
1. If you decide to watch the Carnaval parade in Rio and rent a ...
The Only Thing I Miss About Brazil Is the Craziness of Carnaval
Though I frequently reminisce about the ‘old days’ living in Brazil (I relocated to ...
Brazil Confirms It Grew 7.5% in 2010
Brazil’s statistical bureau (IBGE) announced today that Brazilian GDP growth in 2010 was 7.5%, ...
Over 5,000 Cases of Dengue in Rio This Year, a Ten-Fold Increase
In Brazil, the number of cases of dengue officially registered in the metropolitan region ...
In Brazil, Courts Are Way Out of Line Censoring and Punishing Journalists
Brazilian freelance journalist and blogger Carlos Santos based in Mossoró, a town in Brazil’s ...
Brazilian Court’s Latest Decision: Amazon’s Belo Monte Dam Is Off
In the latest chapter of a decades-long dramatic battle between environmentalists and the government ...
Brazil’s Goal: Getting from Wind 10% of All Its Energy in a Decade
Nowadays, nearly 70% of the energy generated in Brazil comes from large hydroelectric plants. ...
Brazil’s Petrobras Gets US$ 20 Billion Profit in 2010, a Record
Brazil state-controlled oil and gas multinational Petrobras, Latin America’s biggest company, announced it raked ...
