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Brazil Coast to Second Victory

By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil booked their place in the knock out stages of the 2010 World Cup with a...

Brazil Kick Off With Victory

By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil began their World Cup campaign with a less than emphatic 2-1 win over North Korea...

Fluminense Winning Streak Continues

By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The sixth and seventh rounds preceding the Campeonato Brasileiro’s five week World Cup hiatus saw Fluminense hold...

Airports Face ‘Operational Collapse’

By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Eight of Brazil's major metropolitan airports have been described in a recent report as facing...

In-Form Fluminense Rise to Third

By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Now third in the Brasileirão, Fluminense were the main benefactors of the championship’s additional midweek round,...

The Return of Rio Quiz Night

By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Friday June 11th sees a typically English occasion in the city as the British and...

Vacation Homes in Rio

By Jewellord Singh, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio’s bid for to host the World Cup in 2014 and Olympics in 2016 has set...

Flu Finally End Losing Streak

By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Muricy Ramalho picked up his first win as coach of Fluminense against newly-promoted Atlético-GO on Saturday...

Ramping Up for Campeonato Brasileiro

By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Three of Rio’s main clubs endured mixed results last week ahead of the opening round of...

Renovating Rio for WC and Olympics

By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANIERO - Preparations to receive millions of tourists during the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic games are...

Record Rain

Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - The average rainfall per year is 1086 mm (42.8 in) in Rio de Janeiro, or 91 mm (3.6 in) per...

GB and Brazil Sign Olympic Accord

By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Almost exactly six months after the announcement in Copenhagen that the city of Rio would...

Rio’s Dangerous Reputation

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio’s reputation for violent crime precedes it. Films such as ‘City of God’ and...

Rio Prices May Double in 5 Years

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Despite the global economic crisis which paralyzed property markets in much of the rest...

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