BRT Accidents Causing Concern in Rio
To improve infrastructure for the 2016 Olympics, Rio has launched a transportation plan of BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) lanes, but...
September 4, 2012Topic
Olympic Games
Study Claims Discontent Among UPP
A recent study claims that a large number of officers in the Police Pacifying Unit (UPP) are unhappy with their...
July 17, 2012
World Cup and Olympic Report Alleges Human Rights Violations
A report by the Comitês Populares da Copa lists alleged human rights abuses surrounding the preparations for the 2014 World...
December 13, 2011
Design Finalists for 2016 Golf Course
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Sports Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The eight finalists shortlisted to design a new golf...
December 13, 2011
2016 Olympics in Jeopardy
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Today the organizing committee for the 2016 Olympic Games...
March 16, 2010
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
Rio Gets The Games
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_12251" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jubilation on Copacabana beach, photo by Aarti Waghela."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
October 6, 2009
Final Weeks of 2016 Olympics Race
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_11244" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Support at the Maracanã in April, photo by Paulo Botelho."][/caption] RIO...
September 22, 2009