Attempted credit card fraud up nearly 33% in Brazil in first half of the year – study
Brazil experienced a 32.7% increase in attempted e-commerce fraud in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period...
July 21, 2021Topic
games
Rio Court to Force Odebrecht to Maintain the Maracanã Stadium
A Rio State court injunction mandates that the Odebrecht-lead consortium immediately retake the Maracanã Complex's management, or be subject to...
January 15, 2017
State to Send 33,000 Students to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Through a partnership between the Departments of Education and Sport, Recreation and Youth and the Rio 2016 organization, there will...
August 27, 2016
Locals Share Best Memories of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The 2016 Olympic Games came to an end Sunday (August 21st) in Rio de Janeiro, but the memories live on...
August 23, 2016
65 Olympic and 19 World Records Broken in Rio 2016 Games
By far the most records broken, world and Olympic records, were seen in the swimming pool, but there were surprises...
August 22, 2016
Ireland’s Olympic Council President Arrested for Ticket Scandal
Scandal began to unravel when Irishman Kevin Mallon was arrested on August 5th with more than 750 tickets, including those...
August 17, 2016
Brazil Wins Third Medal in Judo, Bronze for Rafael Silva
The Brazilian Rafael Silva won his second bronze medal in judo at the Olympic Games (the first was in London...
August 13, 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 Olympic Tourism Expected to Reach Outside of the City
With over a million domestic and foreign tourist expected in Rio for the Olympic Games, some popular destinations outside the...
August 2, 2016