Auctioned Airports to Improve by 2013
Marked improvements to Brazil’s newly-privatized airports, including São Paulo's Guarulhos, have yet to be seen, after the new operators took...
August 21, 2012Topic
World Cup
World Cup Host City: Belo Horizonte Update
For the 2014 World Cup, the Minas Gerais state capital of Belo Horizonte's Mineirão Stadium, which hosts Atlético-MG and Cruzeiro,...
July 17, 2012
Swiss Find More FIFA Corruption: Daily
Former FIFA president João Havelange and former CBF president Ricardo Teixeira received millions from sports marketing company ISL, a Swiss...
July 13, 2012
Brazil Selecão Loses 0x2 to Mexico
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Selecão's (Brazilian national team) 2014 World Cup playing...
June 5, 2012
Rio Passes Rio+20 Security Test: Daily
Rio de Janeiro has passed a test conducted on the security to be provided for foreign officials by the Federal...
May 31, 2012
Brazil Adds New Oversight to LOC
FIFA announced that the Brazilian government will have a permanent member within the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2014...
May 15, 2012
Delta Out of Rio Projects Amid Allegations
A Federal Police investigation has found links between Delta Construção, which last week left the BRT consortium, and the now...
May 1, 2012
Rio Residents Feel Safer with UPPs: Daily
Nearly three quarters of people living in Rio now feel safer than three years ago after UPPs began to be...
April 27, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta Visits Brazil
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is visiting Brazil as part of a wider Latin American tour to forge deeper...
April 24, 2012