Tag: Brasilia

• Friday, June 21st 2013 - 06:16 UTC

  Brazilian political system from surprise to shock as there seems no end to protests

  

  Brazil's biggest protests in two decades intensified on Thursday despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations, as over 300,000 people took to the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and tens of thousands more flooded an estimated one hundred cities.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2013 - 07:27 UTC

  Protests in Brazil against profligate spending and poor services extend to major cities

  

  Demonstrators clashed with police in central Rio do Janeiro on Monday evening as more than 200,000 people turned out to the streets of major Brazilian cities to protest the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup, higher public transport costs, corruption and poor services.

• Sunday, June 16th 2013 - 14:39 UTC

  Booing down of President Rousseff reflects growing dissatisfaction with the economy

  

  Inflation, slower growth, street protests over the increase in bus fares smacked full on at an ill-humoured Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff during the opening ceremony of the Confederations Cup in Brasilia when she was booed down three times and simply had to declare the event open.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 08:19 UTC

  Countdown for 2014 World Cup takes off with simultaneous events in Rio, Sao Paulo and Brasilia

  

  The countdown to 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil officially began this Wednesday 12 June. Simultaneous events in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia celebrated the unveiling of a clock marking the time remaining to the opening game of Brazil 2014.

• Thursday, December 6th 2012 - 07:36 UTC

  Spectacular Brasilia becomes the legacy of master architect Niemeyer

  

  Oscar Niemeyer, a towering patriarch of modern architecture who shaped the look of modern Brazil and whose inventive, curved designs left their mark on cities worldwide, died late Wednesday. He was 104.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:55 UTC

  EU/Mercosur business leaders call for “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement

  

  Brazilian and European business leaders gathered in Brasilia urged their governments to reach an “ambitious and balanced” trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, and give first priority to the conclusion of the WTO Doha round talks.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 02:52 UTC

  Mickey Mouse parade to celebrate Brasilia’s 50 years infuriates founding architect

  

  The celebration of Brasilia’s 50th anniversary began Wednesday with a parade of Walt Disney characters that riled architect Oscar Niemeyer, the 102-year-old communist regarded as the “father” of the Brazilian capital.