Rio 2016 Games Unveils Olympic Slogan: A New World
With the 2016 Olympic Games just a mere fifty days away, on Tuesday, June 14th, the Rio 2016 organizing committee...
June 16, 2016Topic
2016 Olympic Games
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
Rio’s New Cycle Path Collapses Killing at Least Two
A tragedy happened yesterday, April 21st, in São Conrado in Rio’s South Zone as many of the city’s residents were...
April 22, 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
Main Press and Entertainment Area Opens at Rio’s Olympic Park
Another important milestone was reached this week in the preparations for the first Olympic Games in South America. The Main...
April 14, 2016
Rio’s Marina da Glória Reopens in Time for the Olympics
The Marina da Glória, in Flamengo, was once again opened on Thursday April 7th. For almost a decade access to...
April 12, 2016
Colombia Sweeps the Board in Rio 2016 Weightlifting Test Event
One hundred and twenty athletes from thirteen countries competed in the Aquece Rio (Warm-up Rio) weightlifting test event which finished...
April 11, 2016
International Flights to Rio de Janeiro Triple for Olympics
The number of international flights to Rio de Janeiro between July 25th and August 21st 2016 has increased 289 percent...
April 8, 2016
Brazil Has High Hopes in Weightlifting Test Event in Rio
Brazil’s champion weightlifter, Fernando Reis, will be carrying the expectations of his country as well as weights of up to...
April 7, 2016