Tag: Sao Pablo

• Thursday, May 7th 2015 - 06:48 UTC

  Purchase real estate prices in Brazil have fallen in first months of 2015

  

  Purchase real estate prices all over Brazil have fallen a combined 3.47% in real prices the first months of 2015 according to the Fipe-Zap index. The index collected real estate prices in twenty Brazilian cities and measured them against inflation, registering monthly price rises below inflation for the sixth time in a row.

• Monday, October 6th 2014 - 07:51 UTC

  Sao Paulo state, Brazil's largest electoral district delivers solid win for Neves party

  

  The social-democrat (PSDB) governor from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest electoral district, Geraldo Alckim was re-elected on Sunday with 57,7% of ballots, which ensures a strong spring board for the presidential runoff between president Dilma Rousseff and her PSDB challenger on 26 October, Aecio Neves.

• Wednesday, July 30th 2014 - 15:18 UTC

  Sao Paulo faces water rationing; in 100 days the system could run dry

  

  Federal prosecutors have asked the government of Sao Paulo to present water rationing plans for Brazil's most populous state to prevent the collapse of its main reservoir. If such plans are not presented in 10 days, the prosecutor's office said on its website it may ask courts to force rationing.

• Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 23:25 UTC

  UK minister arrives in Brazil to cheer for England and promote business and tourism

  

  UK Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities Helen Grant arrives in Sao Paulo on Wednesday to cheer for the English team in the World Cup, and to share experience and promote the values and policies that transform social reality.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2014 - 07:57 UTC

  Relief: Sao Paulo subway workers reach a tentative deal and suspend the strike

  

  Subway workers have suspended a strike that crippled traffic in Brazil's biggest city, but warned they could resume their walkout on Thursday, when Sao Paulo hosts the first game of the soccer World Cup.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2014 - 00:47 UTC

  UK Minister Simmonds to visit Miami and Sao Paulo to support the English team

  

  UK Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds is scheduled to visit Sao Paulo and Miami to promote the travel safety 'Be On The Ball' campaign, preparing fans for the World Cup and to support the English team.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 00:15 UTC

  FBI helps train Sao Paulo police officers in crowd control strategies and use of force

  

  Fifty police officers from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo were recently trained in crowd control strategies, the use of force, and more by the FBI. The upcoming FIFA World Cup was the driving force behind organizing the five-day workshop. Other topics addressed include decision making, interacting with media, and use of intelligence in identifying acts of vandalism.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:59 UTC

  Strikes and protests in chaotic Sao Paulo move to the suburbs

  

  Brazil faced new protests and strikes Friday as bus drivers continued their walkout in Sao Paulo's suburbs and Rio de Janeiro braced for demonstrations 20 days from the World Cup.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Day of marches and protests in Brazil; the Army was sent to impose order in Recife

  

  Road blocks and marches hit Brazilian cities on Thursday as disparate groups criticized spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and sought to revive a call for better public services that swept the country last June.

• Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:35 UTC

  Chaos in Sao Paulo and Rio, as protestors take to the streets 35 days ahead of the Cup

  

  Two of Brazil's major cities which will be hosting matches of the World Cup in 35 days time, were in chaos on Thursday because of protests from the Landless Peasants and Homeless Workers in Sao Paulo and a bus drivers' strike in Rio do Janeiro.