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Amazonia Dams Divide
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A series of dams designed to tap the vast hydro-electric potential of the Amazon region are...
A Short History of Baile Funk
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
The Formative Years – Rio's Black Music Explosion
The name Funk Carioca is taken directly from the musical genre pioneered by...
Brazil Wins South American Beach Games
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Last Sunday saw the closing ceremony of the first ever South American Beach Games and victory...
Flamengo Champs for Dramatic 6th Title
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – On a day of high tension in Rio the city’s three teams completed their individual searches...
Rap Pioneer Fab 5 Freddy in Rio
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A genuine legend of hip hop arrived in Rio last week for the tenth and final...
Amazon’s Clean Energy Gas Pipeline
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A brand new pipeline that will supply the Amazon with natural gas was inaugurated on November...
Blue Agave, New Mexican in Ipanema
By Felicity Clarke, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Don’t be duped by international prevalence and vast marketing budgets - Doritos are not the last...
2016 Olympic Preparations Underway
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - On October 2nd the world's attention was fixed on Copenhagen, Denmark, as Jaques Rogge, president of...
Smoke-Free Law Takes Effect
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio's anti-smoking state law 5.517/09, which took effect on the 17th of this month, has survived...
Brazil Wins Beach Soccer World Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - With another outstanding performance, the Brazil beach soccer team had no trouble defeating Switzerland Sunday...
Flamengo Miss Chance To Go Top
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - For the three Carioca clubs in the 2009 Brasileirao the season finale could not be more...
Portela and the Majesty Of Carnival
By Bruno De Nicola, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - February may still be three months off, but the majority of those involved with Carnival...
Blackout Hits Brazil
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio, Sao Paulo and Recife were among the major cities affected by a blackout that hit...
USAID and Esso/ExxonMobil, Film in Amazonas
By Ananda Alves, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mamirauá, which is an indigenous word for “baby manatee”, is a 1,124,000 hectare Sustainable Development Reserve,...