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Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - No, not last year’s film nominated for an Oscar in Costume Design. Rather, it’s shorthand for...

Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio Times tries to be politically unbiased but I personally am glad that Obama got the nod for...

Saturday's Rio Nightlife Pick: Noon returns to 00 with a very special guest appearance. No Regular Play from Brooklyn, New York will make their...

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil's economic future will partly be shaped by a new generation of entrepreneurs...

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter NATAL, BRAZIL – Sun-soaked Natal welcomes and entertains over two million Brazilians and foreign visitors every year who come...

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – U.S. soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has said that the company is to keep its...

By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - New construction scheduled for a complex of police stations, combined with announcements of the reinforcement...

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The diplomatic fallout following the recent impeachment of former Paraguay president Fernando Lugo continued over...

By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For most travelers in Rio, an idle dip in the waters along the sweeping sandy...

By Stephen Eisenhammer, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, used her opening speech at the Sixth Summit of the Americas,...

By Lacy Edney, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio is well known for its beaches, caipirinhas, Carnival, and of course the classic sounds...

By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The "desfile do Grupo de Acesso" (Access School parade) provides not only an entertaining evening...