Love and Drug Bosses
Opinion, by Michael Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There’s a reason we seek to know more about the significant...
November 29, 2011Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
The Curmudgeon on Two Drops in the Ocean
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - DROP # 1. The first drop in the ocean was an...
November 22, 2011High-Speed Rail Gains Steam Worldwide
Opinion, by Eduardo Athayde RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While awaiting for the Brazilian high-speed rail (HSR) between the mega-cities...
November 22, 2011
Some Lessons After Rocinha’s “Shock of Peace”
Opinion, by Michael Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The theater of it all was best summed up by security...
November 15, 2011
Occupation, Inequality and the Myth of Progress
Opinion, by Nathan E. Williams RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Europe grapples with the worst financial crisis in a...
November 15, 2011
The Long Arm of the Law
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Law is not always boring, and the past week has brought...
November 8, 2011
Don’t Forget Brazil’s Emigrants
Opinion, by Michael Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s sudden burst of immigration has received well deserved attention, with...
November 1, 2011
The Curmudgeon Below the Salt II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A recent Curmudgeon column dealt with the bind President Dilma found...
October 25, 2011
A Short-Term Goodbye
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One month after a poorly maintained Santa Teresa bonde (trolley car)...
October 18, 2011