Barra da Tijuca: Upmarket Rio Suburbs
Barra da Tijuca in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) is an up and coming neighborhood that will host next month’s...
August 20, 2013Topic
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World Youth Day, Fun and Faith in Rio
The 2013 World Youth Day (WYD) in Rio agenda for the five day event is packed with numerous activities that...
July 23, 2013
Guaratiba: Site of the Field of Faith
Guaratiba, a neighborhood in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone), is the location of the World Youth Day’s Campus Fidei (Field...
July 23, 2013
The 2013 Rio Marathon Runs Today: Daily
Over twenty thousand runners from 61 countries will take part in the three races that make up the events of...
July 7, 2013Minha Casa Minha Vida’s Two Fatal Flaws
Opinion, by Anna Kaiser RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minha Casa Minha Vida, Brazil’s flagship public housing program, attempts to...
April 16, 2013
2012 Elections Are Turning Violent: Daily
Sixty days into the campaign, the 2012 municipal elections have already had more politically associated deaths and acts of violence...
September 4, 2012
Militia Suspects Arrested in Operation Triad
A Draco (Department of Repression Against Organized Crime) operation culminated with fourteen police officials suspected of militia involvement arrested.
August 9, 2011