Rio Behind Schedule on Major Projects
The host city of the 2014 World Cup Finals and the 2016 Olympic Games has some major concerns over major...
August 30, 2011Topic
Maracana
FIFA Wants World Cup Opener at Rio’s Maracanã: Daily
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for Brazil’s 2014 World Cup opening match to be played at the Maracanã Stadium...
August 30, 2011
Tijuca: Traditional Carioca Living
For those seeking a traditional neighborhood in Rio with similar comforts and amenities of Zona Sul (South Zone), Tijuca is...
July 19, 2011
Favelas Feel UPP Progress, in Some Areas
The recent pacification of favela Mangueira completes the process of preparing all favela complexes in the vicinity of the Maracanã...
July 5, 2011
The Football Stadiums of Rio de Janeiro
With Maracanã Stadium out of action until 2013, the alternatives in Rio are Botafogo’s Engenhão Stadium, and Vasco’s São Januario...
June 7, 2011
Maracanã Stadium on Schedule, at R$1B Cost
Maracanã Stadium is right on schedule but costs have accelerated by almost 40 percent in just eight months to almost...
May 24, 2011
New Maracanã Blueprints Unveiled
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Three weeks after Brazil's most famous stadium closed its doors for...
September 28, 2010Maracanã Missed
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Maracanã, perhaps one of the first ten words in Portuguese someone will learn upon arriving...
September 7, 2010
Vasco and Fluminense Produce a Classic
by Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Vasco da Gama and Fluminense faced off in a goal fest...
August 24, 2010