The Rio Times

Brazil Oil and Gas Salaries Up 28%: Daily

Stephen Eisenhammer — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:54 +0000

By Stephen Eisenhammer, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The average salary of workers in Brazil’s oil and gas industry rose 27.6 percent to R$215,000 (US$106,000) per year, between October 2010 and October 2011, a recent report by the recruitment agency Hays affirmed. The report placed Brazil and Australia ahead of 51 other countries [...]

Burglaries on the Rise in Zona Sul: Daily

Fiona Hurrell — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:32:09 +0000

By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Institute of Public Security (ISP) has reported a sixteen percent increase in the number of property burglaries from January through April in Rio state compared with the same period in 2011. The data also indicates that the affluent areas of Zona Sul (South [...]

City to Limit Rio+20 Hotels Rates: Daily

Contributing Reporter — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:58:34 +0000

By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Less than a month before the opening of the official Rio+20, hotel rates for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development will be reduced from 25 percent to sixty percent, according to the Brazilian government. The high prices have been heavily criticized by members of the [...]

Major Police Operations in Rio: Daily

Ben Tavener — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:11 +0000

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Special divisions of Rio de Janeiro’s Polícia Militar (Military Police, PM) have seized arms and drugs, as well as making over fifty arrests, in the second day of a major operation aimed at drug trafficking and the vehicle theft in a number of districts [...]

Vasco, Corinthians Goalless First Leg: Daily

Robbie Blakeley — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:58:40 +0000

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Vasco were left lamenting poor refereeing after a 0-0 draw with Corinthians in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final tie last night at São Januário Stadium. The Cariocas had a perfectly good goal chalked off in the second half, which would have [...]

Rousseff Position on Oil Royalties: Daily

Ben Tavener — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:49:57 +0000

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s political leaders are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties. Last week her comments, which favored oil-producing states and warned against reneging on contracts that had already been signed, received a hostile reception from nearly 4,000 mayors gathered [...]

New UPP Installed for Adeus and Baiana

Stephen Eisenhammer — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:34 +0000

By Stephen Eisenhammer, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The 22nd Police Pacification Unit (UPP) has been inaugurated for the favela communities of Adeus and Baiana, which neighbor Complexo do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Norte (North Zone), where pacification forces have struggled to curtail drug trafficking and violence. The inauguration was led [...]

Opportunities for Brazil at Rio+20

Ben Tavener — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:31 +0000

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In just over a month, the UN’s biggest ever international event on sustainable development, Rio+20, is set to bring together global leaders in Brazil to agree on specific goals and actions. The conference is an important moment for Rio, hosting a major international event, [...]

Language Barriers in Brazil Business

Ben Tavener — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:28 +0000

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says that Brazil is among the worst at coping with the language barrier of the English-speaking world of business, and that deals are being hindered because of it. Experts are warning that, with increased international interest in businesses based [...]

Flu Crowned 2012 Carioca Champions

Robbie Blakeley — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:04:03 +0000

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense won the 2012 Campeonato Carioca after soundly handling Botafogo in the tournament’s final. Following the comprehensive 4-1 victory last week, a 1-0 victory, courtesy of Rafael Moura’s close range finish, last Sunday at the Engenhão Stadium gave the Laranjeiras outfit a 5-1 aggregate [...]