Time for Neymar to Move On
The scene was the end of the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo state championship, in which Corinthians had just defeated...
May 21, 2013Topic
Opinion
White Elephants and Soccer Balls
Futebol, aka "soccer", is the most popular sport in Brazil for good reasons: people love it and it is part...
May 21, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “Y oh Y?”
The Curmudgeon wonders why. Why, oh Why? He gets up every morning and walks some 300 meters to the newsstand...
May 14, 2013 Scolari Makes Right Choice for Confederations Cup
Seleção coach Luiz Felipe Scolari this morning announced his squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and it was refreshing...
May 14, 2013 Rio de Janeiro’s New Litterbug Law (with Teeth)
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro State is trying to get a facelift by...
April 23, 2013 The Curmudgeon on “the Age of Innocence”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is a Brazilian statute, abbreviated “ECA” which provides that anyone...
April 16, 2013 Let the Water Games Begin
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is common sense among anyone in tune with the environmental...
April 9, 2013 Environmental History: Whose History is it Anyways?
They say that if we don’t know our own history we are not only bound to repeat our mistakes, but...
March 26, 2013 The Curmudgeon on Popes and Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - ¡Habemus papam! Or, rather, perhaps, given that Roman Catholics are a...
March 19, 2013