Maracanã Renovation Makes Progress
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Work is set to begin on what will be the...
December 21, 2010Topic
Olympics
The Curmudgeon on Gas and Oil
Opinion, by Michael Royseter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Thursday, the two biggest news stories were (1) Russia and...
December 7, 2010
Violence in Rio Continues
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the chaos and the surge of violence in...
November 27, 2010
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, 2010
GB and Brazil Sign Olympic Accord
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Almost exactly six months after the announcement in Copenhagen that...
March 30, 2010
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, 2010Canadian Times
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - After growing up in Vermont (a small state in north eastern USA), just about two...
February 23, 2010
Barra Real Estate Booms
By Mike G Coffey, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Since the announcement of the 2016 Olympics here in Rio...
February 16, 2010
Rio’s Athletes Receive R$12M
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Prefeitura (local government) have...
February 9, 2010