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Government of Uruguay advances in the creation of its own space agency

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Uruguayan Air Force intends to create a space agency and promote the industry...

Former Rio Governor Admits Paying US$2 Million Bribe to Host 2016 Olympics

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state...

Rio’s Olympic Park in Barra Opens Tennis Courts to Public

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By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost two years since the closing of the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games, Olympic Park...

IOC Suspends Brazilian Olympic Committee, Strips Nuzman

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By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Late Friday, October 6th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced...

Brazil’s Olympic Committee President Arrested for Corruption

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By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Federal Police in Brazil arrested Carlos Arthur Nuzman this morning...

Rio’s Parque Radical to Reopen in September

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By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This past weekend, Rio Mayor...

Fire Damages Velodrome at Rio’s Olympic Park

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early Sunday morning, July 30th, just a few days short of the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Rio 2016 Games (August 5th), a raging...

Rio’s Fluminense Proposes Home Stadium at Olympic Park in Barra

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Welcome news arrived this week for the legion of Fluminense football (soccer) fans across Brazil. According to local reports, Flu club officials are meeting with Rio...

Velodrome in Barra’s Olympic Park Reopens for Rio Bike Fest, May 26th

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By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Beginning on Friday, May 26th, The Velodrome in Olympic Park will once again be ground...

Rio Officials Negotiating Sale of Olympic Apartments to Civil Workers

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Six months removed from the mega-spectacle that was the 2016 Rio Olympics, local news is reporting that Rio city officials are trying to facilitate the sale...

Rio’s Olympic Park Opens to Public on Weekends

By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Saturday, January 21st, new mayor of Rio Marcelo Crivella opened the Via Olímpica, a part of the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, to the...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"

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