Scolari Makes Right Choice for Confederations Cup
Seleção coach Luiz Felipe Scolari this morning announced his squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and it was refreshing...
May 14, 2013Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Kindness Generates Kindness: Pedaling in Rio
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The bicycle is the most efficient form of locomotion ever invented....
May 7, 2013
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, 2013 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
I Love Rio, But…
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Since the beginning of The Rio Times (and The Gringo Times for those who...
April 16, 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, 2013
A Horrendous, Terrible Story
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The attack on the foreign tourist couple that were riding in a passenger van...
April 2, 2013