The Curmudgeon on Carnival 2013
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bah! Humbug! It will surprise very few of you to learn...
January 29, 2013Topic
Opinion
Earth, Wind and Water
There is more to water than meets the eye, especially with the apparent abundance of water in some areas and...
January 29, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “It Can’t Happen Here”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The year 2012 saw the “Mensalão” scandal be resolved, more or...
January 1, 2013
Opinion: Brazil Needs to Double Down on Responsible Gun Control
Opinion by Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last week's slaughter of twenty elementary...
December 25, 2012
Money Laundering
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With all the corruption being (re-)discovered and the current battle against...
December 18, 2012
Throw the Rascals Out! Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Throw the rascals out!” This cry is, today in Brazil, relevant...
December 11, 2012
The Curmudgeon on Veta, Dilma
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As this is written, Rio de Janeiro’s downtown has been occupied...
November 27, 2012
Artisanal Fishing in Rio: Revitalization for a Vanishing Lifestyle
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the Costa Verde ("Green Coast") of Rio de Janeiro's littoral...
November 20, 2012
Lord Acton and the Gang of Four
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As this is written, the Justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court...
November 13, 2012