Cariocas: Rise Up
Opinion by Samantha Barthelemy "The government wants to make the favelas safer for tourists because the view up here is...
November 16, 2010Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Rio Real Estate, Really?
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – By April of 2006 I had spent enough time in Rio to seriously consider...
November 9, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Elections Here and There
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The results of the U.S. midterm elections, which created a small...
November 9, 2010Will She Surprise Us?
Opinion by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One week after Brazil’s presidential elections, history is somewhat still waiting...
November 9, 2010A New President, A New Day
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A new president has been elected in Brazil, and her name is Dilma Rousseff....
November 2, 2010
The Curmudgeon’s Post Election Predictions
Opinion, by Michael Royster The Curmudgeon had predicted the results of the second round election would be sixty to forty...
November 2, 2010The Time Has Come
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The time has come for a new President of Brazil. In just a matter...
October 26, 2010Violence in the Marvelous City
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In less then a week Brazilians will flaunt into voting stations...
October 26, 2010Accountability Versus Continuity – Third Presidential Term
Opinion, by Dr. Greg Michener (Ph.D. in political science, University of Texas at Austin) and Hugo Porto Fonseca (Master's in...
October 26, 2010