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Brazil’s Federal Police have recommended that Governor Cláudio Castro of Rio de Janeiro face corruption and embezzlement charges. He allegedly committed the crimes while serving as a city councilor and lieutenant governor. The feds say Mr. Castro pocketed around BRL 400,000 (USD 71,000) in bribes between 2017 and 2019. During that period, he served as […]

The noise of board wheels on hard surfaces once signaled the encroachment of marginality into urban spaces. This was the perception of skateboarding in Brazil when it first arrived in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1960s. The Brazilian Skateboarding Confederation (CBSK) states that the sport, then called ‘surfinho,’ was inspired by surfing. Brazilians traveling […]

Senator Chico Rodrigues, the only Brazilian lawmaker to visit Venezuela as an electoral observer during last Sunday’s presidential election, said it is “unlikely” that the Nicolás Maduro regime will publish the results from individual ballot boxes, as Brazil’s federal government requested. Mr. Rodrigues told the Senate’s radio station that he found it “very strange” that […]

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To promote Brazilian culture and support its community abroad, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has launched the Brazil House (or Casa Brasil, in Portuguese).  This expansive 5,000-square-meter venue is expected to welcome over 5,000 visitors daily. It will offer live shows, traditional Brazilian food, and vibrant green and yellow decor, reflecting the spirit fans from […]

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Celso Amorim, the top advisor for international affairs in Brazil’s federal government, told a journalist on Monday that he is “cautiously” awaiting the results from individual ballot boxes used in yesterday’s presidential election in Venezuela. Multiple countries have contested the official results, which put President Nicolás Maduro ahead of the opposition. “[Venezuela] has given a […]

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