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12-07-2025
- Business
- First Post
Rio de Janeiro pitches to become permanent home of Brics, mayor hopes to boost city's global profile
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has sent a letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, formally expressing the city's interest in hosting the bloc's headquarters read more Leaders from Brazil, China, Russia, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Iran pose for a family photo during the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6. (Reuters) Rio de Janeiro is making a bold pitch to become the permanent home of the Brics economic bloc, which currently lacks an official headquarters. Following the Brics 2025 summit at the city's Museum of Modern Art, Mayor Eduardo Paes sent a letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, formally expressing the city's interest. Brics, founded in 2009, now includes Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Representing about 46 per cent of the world's population and 37 per cent of global GDP, the group aims to foster economic cooperation, global governance, and sustainable development among emerging economies. Rio's proposal seeks to give Brics a stronger institutional foundation, as the bloc currently operates without a fixed headquarters, general secretariat, or dedicated diplomatic team. Brazilian Jockey Club building proposed as potential HQs To sweeten the deal, the city has offered the historic Brazilian Jockey Club building in downtown Rio. Designed by modernist architect Lúcio Costa—famous for planning Brasília—this 12-story, 8,300-square-meter (nearly 90,000-square-foot) building opened in 1972, with landscaping by Roberto Burle Marx. It would need about R$100 million (US$18 million) in renovations, based on a 2019 estimate. City Hall argues the building's central location and historical significance make it a fitting home for an international organisation. The plan hinges on negotiations with the Jockey Club Brasileiro, which could see its R$220 million in unpaid municipal taxes forgiven in exchange for the property. 'Rio fully supports multilateral efforts to consolidate Brics as a decisive forum for the 21st century,' Paes said. 'We are ready to welcome representatives from member countries and provide the appropriate infrastructure and setting for the group to advance its discussions on an ongoing basis.' If successful, the site would house offices, host meetings, and serve as a hub for Brics representatives to coordinate projects and policies. City officials believe a Brics headquarters in Rio would boost Brazil's global influence, elevate the city's international profile, and stimulate the local economy through foreign investment, tourism, and job creation. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
South China Morning Post
11-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Rio de Janeiro seeks to become Brics diplomatic hub with headquarters proposal
Rio de Janeiro is seeking to be home to the permanent headquarters of Brics, the economic bloc of emerging nations that currently has no official base of operations. Advertisement Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, delivered a letter of intent to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following the Brics 2025 summit held at the city's Museum of Modern Art earlier this week. Founded in 2009, Brics – whose membership now includes Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates – represents about 46 per cent of the world's population and 37 per cent of global GDP. The bloc was created to promote economic cooperation, global governance and sustainable development among emerging and developing economies. The goal of the proposal is to deepen the institutionalisation of the group, which, despite growing cooperation among members, does not yet have an institutional headquarters, a permanent general secretariat or a dedicated diplomatic corps. As part of its bid, Rio's City Hall has offered the historic building of the Brazilian Jockey Club, in the city centre. Designed by the Modernist architect Lúcio Costa, best known for his work on Brasília's urban plan, the 12-storey building includes more than 8,300 square metres (nearly 90,000 square feet) of space. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left) with Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes. Photo: Handout Opened in 1972 with landscaping designed by Roberto Burle Marx, the building would require modernisation works estimated at around R$100 million, based on a 2019 assessment.
New York Times
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
New Rules Could End the Beautiful Chaos of Rio's Beaches
Visuals by Dado Galdieri and Jack Nicas Text by Jack Nicas On the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, just about anything you need will come to sand has long been an open-air, democratic come down from poor, hillside neighborhoods to sell chairs and umbrellas, grilled meat and beer, soccer balls and swimsuits. The vendors — with their colorful outfits and creative calls for attention — have become part of the Rio beach flow can be incessant, but they are part of the show. Now that may be changing. Rio's mayor has issued a decree to regulate the city's 30 miles of coastline, including rules on vendors, music and the beach's aesthetic. Many residents fear that will change Rio's beach culture as they know it. Up and down Rio's coast, 600 'barracas,' tarp-and-pole beach stalls, rent chairs and umbrellas and sell coconuts and caipirinhas, Brazil's national structures are erected every morning and disassembled every night. The barracas have long added colorful flair to the coastline, with creative advertisements and distinctive flags. But under the new rules, which went into effect this month, the barracas must remove all flags and use standardized black-and-white signs, with the same font and size. The result is a lifeless, monotone aesthetic — the opposite of the vibrant, diverse scene that Rio's beaches are known for. Rio's mayor, Eduardo Paes, said the move was meant to prevent 'visual pollution' that was 'turning Rio de Janeiro's greatest asset and greatest landscape into a real mess.'City leaders say the black-and-white design might be temporary if officials can agree on an alternative. Few beachgoers like it. The decree also requires beach vendors to obtain licenses, something few have, and prohibits any items used to prepare food, including gas canisters, charcoal, wooden skewers and styrofoam means an effective ban on some of Rio's most famous beach foods: boiled corn, skewered shrimp and barbecued meat and cheese. Some vendors have already been fined, and others have been scared off by the new rules. But enforcement has been mixed. Vendors said the work represented one of their only options to make a living. Many said they could make $10 to $100 a day, depending on the weather. Eduardo Cavaliere, Rio's vice mayor, said in an interview that the rules were necessary to impose some order to a sometimes chaotic he said the city would seek ways to keep many vendors on the beach. The city has tried similar rules in years past. Mr. Paes once threatened to bar sellers of maté, or iced tea, who carry metal tanks of the drink around their necks. The mayor backed off after a backlash. Instead, he made maté sellers some of the only licensed vendors on the beach.
Rhyl Journal
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Rhyl Journal
Trump criticised for climate policy as William celebrates Earthshot finalists
William met the 2024 cohort of his environmental award during an event marking London Climate Action Week, and said governments, businesses and innovators needed to work together to 'fix' the problems affecting he globe. He described how he was 'very excited' to be visiting to Rio de Janeiro in November, the host city for this year's Earthshot Prize, and praised the Brazilians, saying: 'I think they epitomise the approach to what we can do more sustainably – the vibrancy, the energy, the enthusiasm.' Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes told guests, including William during a discussion with his London counterpart, Sir Sadiq Khan: 'Local governments are the ones that are going to deliver. 'I mean, I don't want to do any politics here but we saw what Donald Trump did in his first term. If it were not for the local governments, the mayors, the US would be in big trouble.' Mr Trump announced his decision to withdraw America from the Paris climate agreement at the start of his first term in 2017, a move that was countered by some US mayors. Los Angeles's then-mayor Eric Garcetti helped to rally a number of his counterparts across the US to commit to the agreement that saw world leaders pledge to try to prevent global temperatures rising by more than 1.5C above 'pre-industrial' levels. The event was hosted by former New York Mayor and business news mogul Mike Bloomberg, a global advisor to Earthshot Prize winners, at his landmark offices in the City of London. In his introductory speech, Mr Bloomberg also criticised the American administration but did not mention the president by name. He said: 'There's a good reason to be optimistic, lots of problems around the world, America has not been doing its share lately to make things better, I don't think, nevertheless, I'm very optimistic about the future…' Rio's mayor announced his city's Museum of Tomorrow, a science museum, would host the Earthshot awards ceremony and it was later confirmed it would be held on November 5. Before the discussions the future king, Earthshot's founder and president, met some of the 2024 finalists and winners in the five categories, or Earthshots – Protect and restore nature; Clean our air, Revive our oceans; Build a waste-free world; and Fix our climate. William chatted to Francis Nderitu, founder and managing director of Keep IT Cool, a Kenya-based company using solar-powered refrigeration to help cut harvest waste for farmers, which won the Build a waste-free world award. When he asked the entrepreneur if he had 'noticed more visibility in your products (because) of Earthshot', Mr Nderitu replied 'of course!' William took part in a group discussion with Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Uber, which is an Earthshot supporter. The prince told the guests: 'A lot of people think the Earthshot Prize is just about climate change, it really isn't. 'It's about waste, it's about plastic pollution, it's about the health of our oceans, about the air we breathe, it's all the things that we as human beings care about.' He added: 'And I think I'm really proud of how the solutions have come together and the impact they've had. 'We've restored 170,000 square kilometres of land and ocean, we've sequestered 420,000 tons of CO2, and we've benefited 4.4 million people so far.' Co-hosting the event was Earthshot ambassador Robert Irwin, the son of the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, who later when asked about America's lack of leadership on the environment replied: 'At the end of the day, if you're in the environmental space politics is going to play a role, in fact, a very big role. 'And now more than ever before we need policymakers, we need governments to come on the journey with us, with the private sector, with technology, with transport, with businesses, with e-commerce, with individuals, with passionate advocates. 'They've got to come along on this journey with us and create incentives, create a reason, create a why for us all to buckle down and get the work done and face climate change.'
South Wales Guardian
24-06-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Guardian
Trump criticised for climate policy as William celebrates Earthshot finalists
William met the 2024 cohort of his environmental award during an event marking London Climate Action Week, and said governments, businesses and innovators needed to work together to 'fix' the problems affecting he globe. He described how he was 'very excited' to be visiting to Rio de Janeiro in November, the host city for this year's Earthshot Prize, and praised the Brazilians, saying: 'I think they epitomise the approach to what we can do more sustainably – the vibrancy, the energy, the enthusiasm.' Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes told guests, including William during a discussion with his London counterpart, Sir Sadiq Khan: 'Local governments are the ones that are going to deliver. 'I mean, I don't want to do any politics here but we saw what Donald Trump did in his first term. If it were not for the local governments, the mayors, the US would be in big trouble.' Mr Trump announced his decision to withdraw America from the Paris climate agreement at the start of his first term in 2017, a move that was countered by some US mayors. Los Angeles's then-mayor Eric Garcetti helped to rally a number of his counterparts across the US to commit to the agreement that saw world leaders pledge to try to prevent global temperatures rising by more than 1.5C above 'pre-industrial' levels. The event was hosted by former New York Mayor and business news mogul Mike Bloomberg, a global advisor to Earthshot Prize winners, at his landmark offices in the City of London. In his introductory speech, Mr Bloomberg also criticised the American administration but did not mention the president by name. He said: 'There's a good reason to be optimistic, lots of problems around the world, America has not been doing its share lately to make things better, I don't think, nevertheless, I'm very optimistic about the future…' Rio's mayor announced his city's Museum of Tomorrow, a science museum, would host the Earthshot awards ceremony and it was later confirmed it would be held on November 5. Before the discussions the future king, Earthshot's founder and president, met some of the 2024 finalists and winners in the five categories, or Earthshots – Protect and restore nature; Clean our air, Revive our oceans; Build a waste-free world; and Fix our climate. William chatted to Francis Nderitu, founder and managing director of Keep IT Cool, a Kenya-based company using solar-powered refrigeration to help cut harvest waste for farmers, which won the Build a waste-free world award. When he asked the entrepreneur if he had 'noticed more visibility in your products (because) of Earthshot', Mr Nderitu replied 'of course!' William took part in a group discussion with Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive of Uber, which is an Earthshot supporter. The prince told the guests: 'A lot of people think the Earthshot Prize is just about climate change, it really isn't. 'It's about waste, it's about plastic pollution, it's about the health of our oceans, about the air we breathe, it's all the things that we as human beings care about.' He added: 'And I think I'm really proud of how the solutions have come together and the impact they've had. 'We've restored 170,000 square kilometres of land and ocean, we've sequestered 420,000 tons of CO2, and we've benefited 4.4 million people so far.' Co-hosting the event was Earthshot ambassador Robert Irwin, the son of the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, who later when asked about America's lack of leadership on the environment replied: 'At the end of the day, if you're in the environmental space politics is going to play a role, in fact, a very big role. 'And now more than ever before we need policymakers, we need governments to come on the journey with us, with the private sector, with technology, with transport, with businesses, with e-commerce, with individuals, with passionate advocates. 'They've got to come along on this journey with us and create incentives, create a reason, create a why for us all to buckle down and get the work done and face climate change.'
