Opinion: Rio’s Mayor and Carnival 2018
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Marcello Crivella took office as Mayor of Rio around eighteen months...
June 15, 2017Topic
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Rio’s Mayor May Cut Carnival Samba School Subsidies by Half
According to Mayor Marcelo Crivella the money would be used to improve the city’s day-care centers.
June 13, 2017
Rio Mayor Crivella Authorizes Development of CR Flamengo Headquarters
Flamengo club officials reveal the abandoned 24-story building at Avenia Rui Barbosa could be developed into a hotel/residence.
June 8, 2017
Rio’s VLT Adds Two New Stations on One Year Anniversary
After carrying some eight million passengers across downtown Rio, the VLT celebrates one-year anniversary with two new stations.
June 6, 2017
Rio Mayor Crivella and City Bus Companies Clash Over Fare Hike
Rio's bus companies file suit seeking to compel Rio City Hall to raise the current fare on Rio's 8,000-plus municipal...
May 2, 2017
Rio’s Abandoned Olympic Park Disappoints Visitors
Following the first sports event held at the Olympic Park since the end of the Rio 2016 Games, visitors to...
February 7, 2017
Rio Officials Negotiating Sale of Olympic Apartments to Civil Workers
Rio Mayor Crivella, Caixa Econômica Federal, and construction company, Carvalho Hosken, hope to soon find occupants for the 3,604 apartments...
February 2, 2017 Opinion: Trump, Crivella and Rio in 2017
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day as President of the U.S. was a...
January 21, 2017Opinion: 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