Olympic Flame Arrives in Brazil to Begin 95-Day Relay
Stepping off a plane in Brasila early this morning, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, President of the Rio 2016 organizing committee, arrived...
May 3, 2016Topic
Olympics
Residents and Students Tour Rio’s New Ipanema Metro Station
State Secretary of Transportation took a group of sixty Rio residents and civil engineering students on a tour of new...
April 22, 2016
Hostels in Favelas with UPP Expect to be Full for Olympics
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the city of Rio prepares to receive the 2016...
April 14, 2016
Brazil Faces Yet Another Health Problem: The Swine Flu
Since the beginning of the year more than 300 cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed by the Ministry of...
April 3, 2016
Sports Minister in Brazil Resigns Months Before the Olympics
The resignation of sports minister, George Hilton, was announced in a statement by Brazil’s presidency late on Wednesday evening (March...
March 31, 2016
Brazil’s Neymar in for Olympics but Also Aims for Copa America
Brazil star Neymar had already said he wanted to represent Brazil in the Rio 2016 Games, and is now hoping...
March 28, 2016
Rio de Janeiro Announces Security Training with U.S. Agents
Rio de Janeiro police officers and firefighters took part in anti-terrorism courses for security forces that will be active during...
March 23, 2016
Both of Rio’s New Metro Stations in Leblon in Finishing Stages
The stations at Praça Jardim de Alah and Praça Antero de Quental will connect Leblon to the new Line 4...
March 22, 2016
Temporary Apartments in Demand for the Rio 2016 Olympics
Despite Brazil's negative headlines, the market for temporary apartments in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics is already tight.
March 18, 2016