About 37 years ago, on March 8, 1980, Brazil and the world stopped to follow an alien reception in Casimiro de Abreu. Located in the interior of the Rio de Janeiro state, the city received a crowd of curious people …
Author Archives: Joe Cloud
Foreign companies investing in Brazil again in 2017
Amid an environment of prolonged recession, falling incomes and the explosion of unemployment, retail companies have erased new investment plans and were forced to reduce their operations. Last year, just over 100,000 stores were closed throughout the country. Meanwhile, a …
The Intercept published reporting on President’s wife that was censured by Brazilian judge
At the request of the Brazilian President in exercise, Brasilia’s Justice Department censored a Folha report on an attempted extortion suffered by First Lady Marcela Temer last year. An injunction granted by Judge Hilmar Castelo Branco Raposo Filho, of the …
Informal apps make money from Brazilian government FGTS benefits
Although Caixa, one of Brazil’s main banks has its own application, which gives access to the FGTS account statement, more than 30 other Apps in the Google and Apple virtual stores are available for download. FGTS is a Brazilian benefit …
Another property fraud story in Brazil: slow justice and corruption make it risky to buy land in the country
The Brazilian entrepreneur Eike Batista and former governor of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral, both arrested at Operation Lava Jato, caused a loss of R$ 2 billion on expropriations for the Açu Port, in São João da Barra, north of …
Brazilian Miss Bumbum tattoos Donald Trump’s face on her “back”
Winner of Miss Bumbum 2016, Érika Canela “Cinnamon”, 20, tattooed Donald Trump’s face on her back to symbolize “a white flag sign.” The idea, according to the model, is to change the image the president of the United States would …
American tourist robbed, reacts and goes under arrest for insulting police office
After reacting to a robbery in Ipanema, an American tourist was detained for insult to a Civil Police agent during a mess at the Tourist Attendant (Deat) in Leblon. Joe Ianco, a 54-year-old American, fought in the body with suspected …
Police stops overcrowded van with 38 people: no seatbelts and tires were bald
A van carrying 38 people was seized on the morning of Monday (7) in Brasilia, the Federal District. The vehicle has a maximum capacity of 16 people.
A video made at the moment of approach shows the driver of the …
Horse stuns family when bidding farewell to caretaker at his burial
What do we really know about animal intelligence? What about their feelings? These questions are always put to the test when there is a case like this week’s. During the funeral of the Paraguayan cowboy Wagner Figueiredo de Lima, his …
Pole dancing lady goes famous after public performance on a beach in Santos
The sunny and scorching hot days in Santos, at the coast of São Paulo, inspired a woman to take advantage, in a very unusual way, of her at the beach. She decided to use a public lighting pole to practice …
Famous fugitive of Manaus penitentiary puts new selfie on Facebook
Although cell phone use is prohibited in Brazilian prisons, Brayan often uses the network often and his posts impacted the internet. A detainee from the Anísio Jobim Penitentiary Complex (Compai), who escaped from the prison with 24 other prisoners on …
Nutritionist Rossana Torales leaves Brazilian team to become fitness model in Miami
Despite having well-rounded and renowned names for the Campeonato Carioca, Boavista will not have its main star of the last two seasons in 2017. Known for the sculptural curves, Rossana Torales, the club’s nutritionist, is no longer part of the …
Neymar got together with friends for the holidays and had Medina surfing at his boat wake
Neymar united some famous people during the holidays at his new house in Mangaratiba and recorded an incredible moment with Gabriel Medina surfing in the waves that the boat made.
The World Surfing Champion was
