Tag: Rio
Brazil Slum Uses Green Solution to Treat Its Waste and Sewerage
A small slum in the midst of Rio de Janeiro’s scenic Tijuca Forest has ...
Other Violent Brazilian Cities May Be Taken Over by the Army like Rio
Brazilian leaders said that the use of the military to combat rising violence in ...
Brazilian Justice Bans Carnaval Group for Celebrating Dictatorship and Torture
Dubbed “the world’s biggest party,” Brazil’s Carnaval is officially underway and this year’s festivities ...
Getting the Olympics to Brazil Cost US$ 2 Million in Bribes, According to Police
The head of Brazil’s Olympic committee allegedly paid a US$ 2 million bribe to ...
100 Policemen Killed in Rio this Year, One Every 57 Hours
The number of police officers killed so far this year in the Brazilian city ...
World’s Top Slave Importer, Brazil Wants to Preserve a Marketplace that Sold Africans
A wharf in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro used as a marketplace ...
Rio’s Favela Residents Go to Copacabana Beach to Denounce Violence and Authorities’ Neglect
Hundreds of favela residents have rallied on Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Copacabana beach, weary ...
Latin America’s Homicide Epidemic Can Be Cured. It Just Needs a New Approach
In the 1990s, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province Medellin had one of ...
An Evangelical Mayor Threatens to End Rio’s Carnaval
Rio de Janeiro without Carnaval? Unimaginable! But Rio’s city hall and its revelers are ...
Can’t Maintain Order? In Brazil They Call the Army
Brazil’s military is getting a serious workout these days. The authorities have recently deployed ...
