The Curmudgeon on Liars
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon assiduously follows the news about current events. Recently, what...
February 14, 2012Topic
Opinion
The Curmudgeon on Cops and Carnival
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Salvador, Bahia, today, is the scene of events that remind the...
February 7, 2012The Pretty Girl Doesn’t See
Opinion, by Antonio Brassil RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is world renowned for its beautiful women and rightly so....
February 7, 2012Why the U.S. Election Matters to Brazil and Latin America
Opinion, by Michael Kalavritinos RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While the results of the Florida Republican primary may be pivotal...
February 7, 2012
Lapses and Collapses
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The entire world took note this past week that three large...
January 31, 2012
Residents Brace for Neighborhood Blocos
The news that three people had been arrested for public urination at a pre-Carnival bloco in Copacabana last week was...
January 24, 2012
The Curmudgeon in Praise of Paraguay
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fernando Lugo, Paraguay’s President, who (because he used to be a...
January 24, 2012Rio+20 Can – And Must – Defy the Cynics
Opinion, by Nathan Williams RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A gathering of world leaders for an ‘Earth Summit’ discussing solutions...
January 24, 2012I’m Rich. So What?
Opinion, by Antonio Brassil RIO DE JANEIO, BRAZIL - A most clever VEJA magazine cover recently showcased Brazil’s richest man,...
January 24, 2012