Rio de Janeiro Metro Line 4 Extension is Delayed
Rio's Linha 4 (Line 4) extension connecting Ipanema to Barra da Tijuca opening on August 1st, just four days before...
May 14, 2016Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay Enters Week Two of 95-Day Relay
The Olympic torch has been traveling across Brazil, bound to pass through three hundred towns and be carried by over...
May 12, 2016Cultural Program for Rio 2016 Olympics Celebrates Diversity
The Olympic Cultural Program, an initiative planned by the Ministry of Culture, is launched in the Rio de Janeiro and...
May 9, 2016
Last Day to Audition for Rio 2016 Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Today is the last day to audition to be part of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing...
May 7, 2016
Olympic Flame Arrives in Brazil to Begin 95-Day Relay
Stepping off a plane in Brasila early this morning, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, President of the Rio 2016 organizing committee, arrived...
May 3, 2016
Rowing Team Land in Brazil After Grueling Atlantic Crossing
A team of four rowers who set out from Portugal 56 days ago hope to have made history as the...
April 25, 2016
Olympic Torch Lit Today in Greece Ready to Travel to Brazil
The countdown has finally begun. With 106 days until the start of the first Olympics in South America in Rio...
April 21, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Test Event Continues Until April 22nd
The Rio Olympic Arena was abuzz with excitement last night as Brazil’s talented young hope, Flavia Saraiva delighted crowds late...
April 19, 2016
Rio 2016 Olympic Football Tournament Schedule Set
The Rio 2016 Olympic football (soccer) tournament was mapped out at an event hosted at the Maracanã Stadium's auditorium in...
April 15, 2016