The President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced today that Brazil will lend 10 billion dollars to the International Monetary Fund. The money is part of a $1.1 trillion package agreed at the end of the G20 summit in April......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil
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So long, farewell, dictatorial media law
The repeal of a military era Press Law by the Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal was praised by most in the media industry. Instituted in 1967, a year before the military government started violently censoring the press and torturing journalists who......more
A new nuke plant for Brazil
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
Robbed in São Paulo
Even though I live in one of the most violent cities in Latin America, I had never been robbed - until today. But there is a first time for anything. And unfortunately being robbed is part of the day-by-day in......more
Apologies
I must apologize to Frontline Club website readers due to my extended absence. During the past week, I've suffered from LRE (lesion for repetitive effort) due to my frenenic typewriting. In the meantime, an entire medical crew was excommunicated by......more
Brazilian National Energy Plan
A bit of journalism. I wrote this article to the Climate Change Partnership website. It brings the other side of the story of Brazil being a very "green" country, such as was widely said at the UN Climate Conference in......more
Natalia Viana in Brazil:
Natalia Viana is an investigative journalist who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. A freelance writer and producer, she tries to...