No Interest for Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca
The deadline to submit bids to manage the vast Olympic Park site in Barra da Tijuca, came and went on...
December 2, 2016Topic
Eduardo Paes
Rio Mayor Paes Overruled Again in Attempt to Ban Uber
Uber continues to operate in Rio de Janeiro under a court injunction following Rio Mayor Paes’ signing of a law...
November 29, 2016
Four Years Later, Still No Ground Broken on Trump Towers Rio
On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Trump Towers Rio, the ambitious project of Republican candidate and reality TV...
November 8, 2016Opinion: Rio’s Runoff Election, Part II
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO – The voters of Rio have spoken, and for the first time in...
October 31, 2016
Rio Inaugurates Athletes’ Forest at Parque Radical
At the recently re-opened Parque Radical, officials unveil the Athletes’ Forest, which will be home to the twelve thousand seedlings...
September 27, 2016
Rio’s Flamengo Pushing to Play in Deodoro in October
With both Maracanã and Engenhão stadiums unavailable, Rio’s Flamengo football club, currently second in the Brasileirão, is petitioning to play...
September 26, 2016
Paralympic Games Officials Confirm Event Despite Financial Troubles
Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes promises R$150 million to ‘ensure the success of the Games’. despite low ticket sales.
August 17, 2016
Olympic Torch Arrives in Rio de Janeiro Ready to Open Games
After three months and traveling 20,000 kilometers around Brazil, the Olympic Torch arrived early on Wednesday (August 3rd) in the...
August 3, 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