Maracanã Workers on Strike: Daily
Work on Rio’s Maracanã Stadium, the center of the 2014 World Cup, has been halted by a strike.
August 20, 2011Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Military World Games Come to Rio
The fifth Military World Games will be held in the city from July 16th-24th with around 6,000 athletes from more...
July 12, 2011
Rio 2016 Olympic Progress Gets Praise
The IOC said preparations for Rio 2016, which will be the first Olympic Games to be held in South America,...
June 14, 2011
Playing Golf in Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s two eighteen-hole courses are top-rate and have unforgettable views of the Cidade Maravilhosa’s famous morros (hills).
June 14, 2011
Olympics Security and Long Term Favela Help
Rio will be safe during the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics but the most important legacy is to ensure...
May 31, 2011
Favelas Moved for World Cup and Olympics
Rio, hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, has recently drawn attention for large scale forced relocation program.
May 10, 2011
Brazil Moving to Airport Privatization
By Sam Green, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has moved towards privatizing the country’s five...
May 3, 2011
Ronaldinho Eyes Seleção for WC 2014
By Andrew Campbell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ronaldinho Gaúcho, former two-time FIFA player of the year, has...
January 18, 2011
World Cup Accessibility and Olympic Investments
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the renovation works now fully underway on Rio de...
December 28, 2010