Maracanã Missed
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Maracanã, perhaps one of the first ten words in Portuguese someone will learn upon arriving...
September 7, 2010Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
The Curmudgeon on São Conrado (Part II)
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - There was a shoot-out in São Conrado early Saturday morning August 21st;...
September 7, 2010Independence or Death
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Tuesday, September 7th is Brazil's "Dia da Independência" (Independence Day), celebrating 188 years of sovereignty....
August 31, 2010Satirize This
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Satire to me is a somewhat ambiguous term. Like "film noir", no matter how many...
August 24, 2010
The Curmudgeon on São Conrado History
Opinon, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - There was a shoot-out in São Conrado early Saturday morning; there was...
August 24, 2010Small Investors Looking to Brazil
By Nicholas Storey In the last five years, the value of several ‘leading’ world currencies has fallen against the Brazilian...
August 24, 2010Satellites and Oversights
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Everyone knows satellites are pretty cool. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines them in this context as: a)...
August 17, 2010
It Can’t Happen Here
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio’s major newspaper this week ran a front page picture featuring a...
August 17, 2010Better Signage May Not Have Avoided Tunnel Death
Letter to the Editor While Rio could really use better road signage, the assertion that the death of Rafael Mascarenhas...
August 17, 2010