Monthly Archives: August 2011
Amazon MST Leader Killed in Pará, Brazil
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A leading figure in Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement (the MST, or Movimento...
Investigating the Bonde Accident in Rio
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Officers are investigating the cause of Saturday’s bonde (streetcar) derailment in Rio’s...
Gringo Group Therapy and MeetUp Happy Hour
By Brennan Stark, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Gringo Café in Ipanema will host its monthly Gringo Group Therapy event this Friday,...
Classico Derby Marks Halfway in Brasileirão
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Sports Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The nineteenth round of the 2011 Campeonato Brasileirão marking the national league's halfway point,...
We Want Miles, Miles Davis at the CCBB
By Saira Ansari, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL – The people of Rio are in for a major musical treat throughout the month of...
Mega-Event Security Conference Spotlights Rio
By Zoë Roller, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year Rio de Janeiro hosted the International Chiefs of Police (IACP) South American Executive...
Rio Behind Schedule on Major Projects
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the host of the 2014 World Cup Finals and the 2016 Olympic Games,...
Rio Muslims Prepare for Eid at Tijuca Mosque
By Saira Ansari, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Situated in a little street in Tijuca is an under-construction building with a door made...
São Paulo’s World Cup Preparations Underway
By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - While the world waits with baited breath for a footballing spectacle and brilliant Carnival-esque party, critics...