Natalia Viana in Brazil: April 2009 Archives

A new nuke plant for Brazil

on April 21, 2009 3:26 AM | 0

A third nuclear plant is to be built in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, after 23 years. The construction will start over the next few weeks, according to Othon Luiz Pinheiro da Silva, president of Electronuclear, the state......more

Scrap collectors and the crisis

on April 7, 2009 2:52 AM | 0

The current financial crisis has found its way to unimaginable places. While most Brazilians remain optimistic – after all the crisis was created far, far away from here by economies much more dependant on the financial markets – the fact......more

Rio moves to wall off its slums

on April 1, 2009 11:33 AM | 0

Several new walls are being built around the slums in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Eleven kilometres of Concrete walls 3.5 metres  high are being built in about 40 slums to protect native forests. Authorities say they want......more