Metro Line 4 in Rio Will Open to Public on September 19th
Originally planned to only run on a limited schedule following the end of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Rio government officials...
September 13, 2016Topic
Barra da Tijuca
Over 100 New World Records Set in Rio 2016 Paralympics
Only four days in, world records in the Rio 2016 Paralympics are being set at a breakneck pace, already almost...
September 12, 2016
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Sold Out for Next Two Weekends
The Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016 reported that tickets are sold out for the next...
September 10, 2016
Brazil Wins Two Golds in Rio 2016 Paralympics Day One
Swimmer Daniel Dias sent the hometown crowd into a frenzy with his dominant performance in the S5 200m freestyle, winning...
September 9, 2016
Paralympians Arrive Ready for 2016 Rio Paralympics
The first wave of the 4,350 athletes who will compete in the upcoming 2016 Rio Paralympics began to move into...
September 1, 2016
Rio Hotel Occupancy for Paralympics Less Than 50%
Despite recent strong ticket sales for the 2016 Rio Paralympics, occupancy rates for Rio hotels during the Games are still...
August 30, 2016
USA Basketball Completes Gold Medal Rout at Rio Olympics
The U.S. men’s basketball team closes out Rio Olympics with 96-66 dismantling of Serbia for the nation’s 46th gold medal...
August 22, 2016
Rio’s Metro Line 4 Opens, Connecting Ipanema and Barra
Almost twenty years in the making and seven months late of its original completion date, the Metro Line 4, connecting...
August 1, 2016
Rio Mayor Paes Welcomes Australia Back to Olympic Village
After a three-day delay that forced Australian athletes to stay in hotels due to poor conditions at the athletes’ residences,...
July 28, 2016