Favela Stories
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - In last week's issue we published a controversial story in our Real Estate section about...
August 10, 2010Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Favela Living: A Valid Viewpoint
Letter to the Editor I read the article "Favela Living: A Vidigal Viewpoint" with some apprehension. It made me feel...
August 10, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Sticks and Stones (Again)
Opinion, By Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - On the eve of his visit to Iran, President Lula has publicly...
August 3, 2010Limpa Lapa
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Limpa (clean) can be overdone with some things in my opinion, like; screenplay dialogue, music...
August 3, 2010Deeply Troubling
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - We've already spent some time covering the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,...
July 27, 2010
The Curmudgeon on The FARC Farces
Opinion, by Michael Royster What are we to do with the FARC? The US and the EU have classified them...
July 27, 2010Countdown to 2012 and 2016
Letter to the Editor Britain and Brazil and the Olympic ideal. We are excited. Why? Brazil and Britain have a...
July 27, 2010
Lusowhat?
This week we published a story about the FESTLIP festival, and it took me back to last year when I...
July 20, 2010
The Curmudgeon on Trains
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Just last week ANTT, the Brazilian Land Transportation Agency, published the public...
July 20, 2010