Maracanã Renovation Makes Progress
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Work is set to begin on what will be the...
December 21, 2010Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
World Cup & Olympics Stay on Track for Rio
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) has promised that the 2014...
December 7, 2010
New Maracanã Blueprints Unveiled
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Three weeks after Brazil's most famous stadium closed its doors for...
September 28, 2010
RJ-SP Bullet Train Delayed Until 2016
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The high-speed rail project that will facilitate travel between Rio de...
July 20, 2010
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...
April 6, 2010
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...
March 30, 2010
2016 Olympics in Jeopardy
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Today the organizing committee for the 2016 Olympic Games...
March 16, 2010
Olympian Opportunities For Expo Firm
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Set up in 2005 by Dutch entrepreneurs Sebas Van den...
February 16, 2010
Rio’s Athletes Receive R$12M
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Prefeitura (local government) have...
February 9, 2010