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Balcony’s Happy Hour and Winter Specials
By Tony Maiella, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Facing Copacabana Beach, it is difficult to get tired of the views at the Balcony...
Herding Cats II, or Along Came Jones
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As commented on by the Curmudgeon two weeks ago, Chief of Staff Antonio Palocci, during the...
Mass Media Only Acts as a Mirror
"Even though the mountain becomes the sea, words cannot open another's mind." (Zen Wisdom)
If one were to ask an average Rio de Janeiro citizen...
Olympics Security and Long Term Favela Help
By Sam Green, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the state Secretary for Sport and Leisure, Márcia Lins, who spoke to The...
Petrobras Plans Fifty New Floating Cities
By Helen Trouten Torres, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras, the world leader in sub-salt oil extraction which is 54 percent directly owned...
The Amazon, Oil and Olympics and a New Issue
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week the news is full of the usual suspects, not any less important, but it marks the key...
Creating a New Tomorrow for Rio de Janeiro
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As an advocate for quality public education in Rio de Janeiro, I am pleased to read,...
World Press Photo Exhibit 2011
By Candy Pilar Godoy, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – From May 17th to June 19th Rio’s own Caixa Cultural is proud to host the...
BOPE Operation in Mangueira Favela
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio police carried out anti-drug trafficking operations last weekend in the favelas Mangueira and...
Maracanã Stadium on Schedule, at R$1B Cost
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Sports Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While some World Cup host cities struggle to meet deadlines imposed by president Dilma...
The Soy Situation
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – About 13 million hectares (32 million acres) of tropical forests are disappearing each year, or an area the size...
Herding Cats, or The Honeymoon is Over
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sunday’s paper brought the news from columnist Ancelmo Gois (who knows everybody and everything) that the...
National Campeonato Brasileiro Countdown
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Sports Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The national football (soccer) championship, 2011's Campeonato Brasileiro is set to kick-off this weekend...
Run For Peace at Zona Norte Favelas
By Patricia Maresch, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just six months ago the running trail was the stage of sweeping violence...