The Double Whammy, or Going Postal
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - What is it about the Brazilian collective bargaining system that drives...
October 11, 2011Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Happy Hour, Visas and Small Business in Rio
The Gringo Café hosts its regular Gringo Group Therapy party, co-sponsored this month by The American Society of Rio de...
October 4, 2011
Conquering the Enemy Within
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Every once in a while a scandal comes along to remind...
October 4, 2011
The Almighty Dollar
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Washington Irving coined the above term in 1836, some years after...
September 27, 2011
And the R$1 Trillion Goes To…
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – São Paulo’s Commercial Association (Associação Comercial Paulista) announced that the sum...
September 20, 2011
Nine Eleven and Nine Eleven
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon is a U.S. citizen, whose guardian archangel gifted him...
September 13, 2011
UPP Corruption Demands Complex Questions, Solutions
Opinion, by Michael Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Things could really be different this time," we told ourselves about...
September 13, 2011
You Can Put the Blame On…
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I guess over here you can put the blame on whomever...
September 6, 2011
“Rouba mas faz” vs “New Brooms”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Portuguese part of the title is a shorthand description for...
August 30, 2011