Opinion: Rio’s Mayor’s First 100 Days
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Today marks 100 days since Mayor Crivella was sworn in as...
April 10, 2017Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Opinion: Rio’s “No-Accounts” Tribunal
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The institutional structure of Brazil is complicated, even for Brazilians, so...
March 30, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Unstable Political Stability
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Late last year, the Curmudgeon wrote that “the institutional foundations of...
March 27, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s “Weak Flesh” and Weaker Spirit
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last week, the Federal Police announced their lastest investigation, entitled “Carne...
March 22, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Other List
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although it’s difficult to put aside the continual leakage of prominent...
March 16, 2017 Opinion: Janot’s Lists in Brazil
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the eve of the Ides of March, Brazil's Chief Prosecutor...
March 15, 2017 Opinion: Thinking Outside the “Caixa”
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil has recently been doing a...
March 11, 2017 Opinion: Brazil and Visa Backlash?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Most Brazilians stifled a yawn when they read or heard about...
March 9, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Gang Bangers
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon invites his braver readers to Google the word “suruba”....
February 22, 2017