Tag: Marcelo Crivella

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 10:20 UTC

  Floating bookstore 'Logos Hope' opens in Rio

  

  The world's largest floating bookstore - the Logos Hope - with a crew of 400 volunteers from 60 nations Thursday opened its doors to the public to offer books on a large assortment of subjects. The vessel has visited over 1,400 ports in 150 countries worldwide. Most recently, she stopped at Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata in Argentina.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Collapsed buildings in Rio's favelas were under protection of organized crime

  

  Brazilian authorities say they knew about structural risks in the area where a pair of buildings collapsed but were unable to act due to the threat posed by organized crime.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 02:16 UTC

  Brazil municipal elections runoff ratify “non political” candidates

  

  Marcelo Crivella on Sunday won the mayor's race in Rio de Janeiro, beating leftist Marcelo Freixo by a wide margin. Crivella, with the Brazilian Republican party, garnered 59.35% of the votes to 40.65% for Freixo, who is with the Socialism and Freedom Party.