The Curmudgeon is Tired!
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon is tired! Football is the opium of the masses,...
April 30, 2013Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Rio de Janeiro’s New Litterbug Law (with Teeth)
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro State is trying to get a facelift by...
April 23, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “the Age of Innocence”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is a Brazilian statute, abbreviated “ECA” which provides that anyone...
April 16, 2013Minha Casa Minha Vida’s Two Fatal Flaws
Opinion, by Anna Kaiser RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minha Casa Minha Vida, Brazil’s flagship public housing program, attempts to...
April 16, 2013 Let the Water Games Begin
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is common sense among anyone in tune with the environmental...
April 9, 2013Watch the Cow Walk Back-and-Forth
When I get back to a hotel room and decide that I need a little TV time, I normally search...
April 2, 2013 Environmental History: Whose History is it Anyways?
They say that if we don’t know our own history we are not only bound to repeat our mistakes, but...
March 26, 2013 The Curmudgeon on Popes and Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - ¡Habemus papam! Or, rather, perhaps, given that Roman Catholics are a...
March 19, 2013My Flour Costs More Than My Cappuccino
On International Women’s Day, President Dilma Rousseff announced that the government would eliminate sales taxes for all goods in the...
March 19, 2013