Monthly Archives: July 2010
City Pioneer Jaime Lerner Celebrated
By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter
CURITIBA - As the only Brazilian to make this year’s list of the top 25 most influential thinkers in TIME...
Brazilian Racing’s Big Day Out
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – This weekend the usually quiet and somewhat faded glory of the Rio Jockey Club in...
The Changing Face of Lapa
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Lapa, Rio's frenzied center of culture and nightlife, is undergoing major changes as a series...
Fluminense Slip From Top-Spot
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Fluminense let first place in the Brasilerão slip from their grasp with a draw against Botafogo...
Petrobrás Intensifies CSR Agenda
By Jewellord T. Nem Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Petrobrás has released its latest Sustainability Report, which contains the thorough details of its...
FLIP International Literary Festival
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The historic coastal town of Paraty welcomes superstars from the literary world next month with...
Leading Presidential Candidates Fined
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Though still a long way from reaching a conclusion, the leading candidates in the presidential election...
Romanticizing Caribbean Cartagena
By Joshua Rapp Learn, Contributing Reporter
CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA - From the lapping turquoise waves of the Caribbean rise centuries old ramparts erected to rebuke the...
“Despicable Me” Premiered in Rio
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian premiere of the new animated movie Despicable Me was held as part of the...