Bukele is heading for re-election
With his tough policy against criminal gangs, the young President Bukele has won over Salvadorans. However, human rights activists warn against the authoritarian course. El Salvador’s controversial head of state Nayib Bukele is seeking a second term in office in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Central American country. According to polls, the 42-year-old […]
New station will include more than 15,000 passengers in the metro system
The Campinas subway station, on Brasilgás, went into operation this Wednesday (14th), and should attract over 15,000 passengers a day to Salvador’s subway system. The estimate is from CCR Metrô Bahia, the concessionaire that has managed the system for nine years. Currently, 350,000 people are transported every day. The last station, in Águas Claras, is […]
‘He traded a motorcycle for a car for safety’, says stepfather of man killed in accident at Gal Costa
Barber and businessman Alexandre Freitas de Jesus, 24, who died in a serious accident early this Friday (9) on Avenida Gal Costa, had swapped a motorcycle for the car a few months ago for safety reasons. This is what Alexandre’s stepfather, the carpenter Geovandro da Silva, 52, tells us. Still shaken by the accident, he […]
Salvador’s June festivities will have 45 attractions
The schedule for the June festivities in Salvador will feature 45 attractions during four days of festivities at Parque de Exposições, Centro Histórico and Paripe. The announcement of the diverse range of artists, which includes names like Alceu Valença, Flávio José, Jorge e Mateus, Zé Vaqueiro, Mari Fernandez and Wesley Safadão, took place this Tuesday […]
First day of the Salvador ESG Forum begins; follow live
The second edition of the ESG Salvador Forum starts this Tuesday (30), with prominent names in the areas of environmental, social and governance responsibility discussing issues in the Port of Salvador. Follow live: See today’s schedule: Opening with the Chairman of the Board of CORREIO and Counselor of Rede Bahia, Antonio Carlos Magalhães Júnior, Isaac […]
Neojiba invites French violinist to perform for free at company headquarters
Hands dancing over the strings of a violin and the keys of a piano transformed Sunday morning at Neojiba headquarters into a classical music spectacle. And the best? For free. To show that style can be democratic, the company put the concert “Music for the Soul” as an attraction of the project “Every Sunday in […]
CORREIO reporter gives open class at Facom on public safety
CORREIO reporter and columnist Bruno Wendel was invited to give an open class on journalistic coverage of public safety. The class took place on the morning of this Tuesday (23). Bruno Wendel has covered the situation of urban violence and public safety for years and, this month, he debuted in the column “(In)segurança”, which brings […]
Man shot dead on public road in Fazenda Coutos neighborhood
A man, identified as Maicon Batista Silva, aged 20, was shot dead on Sunday night (21), on a public road, in the Fazenda Coutos neighborhood, in Salvador. A team from the Crime Scene Investigation Service (Silc/DHPP) was called in, issued the expert documents and the body was taken to the IML. In a note, the […]
Sefaz Salvador opens REDA selection process with 60 vacancies for higher education
The Municipal Treasury Department (Sefaz) of Salvador announced the opening of the simplified selection process with 60 professional vacancies in the Special Regime of Administrative Law (REDA). Applications will be made exclusively through of this site, starting next Tuesday (23). The decree authorizing the process was published this Friday (19), in the Official Gazette of […]
Three drug dealers are killed in exchange of gunfire with the PM in Itapuã
Three armed suspects were killed on Tuesday night (16), by teams from Rondesp Atlântico and the Military Police’s Operation Apolo, in the neighborhood of Itapuã, in Salvador. The trio from Nordeste de Amaralina intended to attack rivals, according to the Public Security Secretariat of Bahia (SSP-BA). The police arrived at the group after a report […]
