International Olympic Committee Evaluates Rio: Daily
In a press conference, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, acknowledged the progress...
March 22, 2014Topic
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IOC Appraises Rio 2016 Preparations
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) inspectors completed their fifth trip to Rio September 2nd to review preparations and gave cautious...
September 3, 2013
First Olympic Delays for Rio 2016
Planning for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio has progressed smoothly until recently, with the delay of...
December 25, 2012
Playing Golf in Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s two eighteen-hole courses are top-rate and have unforgettable views of the Cidade Maravilhosa’s famous morros (hills).
June 14, 2011
IOC Praises Olympic Preparations
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The first visit of the Rio 2016 Coordinating Commission to Rio...
January 26, 2010
Preparations for 2014 World Cup
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter [caption id="attachment_14333" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ricardo Teixeira, CBF president since 1989, also commands the 2014 World...
November 17, 2009
Rio 2016: Now What?
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_12274" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula addresses a press conference after the announcement, photo by...
October 6, 2009
Violence: a Key Issue In Olympics Bid
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11814" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula and Obama at a Whitehouse meeting earlier this year,...
September 29, 2009
Rio Still in Olympic Countdown
By Juliana Tafur, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6798" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lula with the Rio 2016 Olympics candidate banner at a meeting...
July 21, 2009