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Olympic Construction Transforms Public Transport in Rio de Janeiro
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games construction sites are a common sight...
Rio’s Parliament Approves Law Against Carrying Knives
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The parliament of Rio de Janeiro, ALERJ, has approved a law punishing the openly...
Metro Price Will Increase in Rio de Janeiro Next Month
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After the bus and taxi prices have already increased at the beginning of the year,...
BRT Accidents Leave More than 130 Injured in Rio
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two accidents, both crashes of BRT buses in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone), have left...
UPP Commander Shot in RIo’s Manguinhos: Daily
By Claire Rivé, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The commander of the Manguinhos community's Police Pacification Unit (UPP) was shot in the leg,...
Brazil Protests Reveal Discontent: Daily
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Protests over bus fare increases have turned violent over the last two weeks and are...
Rio 2016 Olympics in the Deodoro Zone
By Jack Whibley and Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deodoro, a middle class neighborhood of Rio's Zona Oeste (West Zone) -...
Senate Passes Ports Regulation Bill: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian Senate has approved by a wide majority a bill that changes rules governing...
I Love Rio, But…
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Since the beginning of The Rio Times (and The Gringo Times for those who remember), we have had a...
Rio Reacts After Violent Van Attack
By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A thirteen-year-old believed to have acted as the fare collector for the public transit...
Transoeste BRT Faces More Questions
By Samindra Kunti, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Rio continues to develop and implement its transportation plan of BRT (Rapid Bus Transit)...
Rio Infrastructure Needs R$16B: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Between 2010 and 2020 Rio de Janeiro will need to invest some R$15.8 billion...
Protests After Train Failure in Rio: Daily
By Sam Cowie, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Angered by constant service problems, SuperVia train passengers rallied in protest Friday morning causing massive...
The Rental Market in Zona Norte of Rio
By Lauren Vita Sgarlato, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With living costs skyrocketing in Rio in recent years, for many it is time...