Tag: Rio
Brazilians Special Kind of Blindness: They Can’t See They Are Racist
University of Arizona anthropologist Jennifer Roth-Gordon spent 10 days in Brazil leading up to ...
Rio Carnaval Parade Celebrating the Amazon Indians Leaves Big Farm Livid
Rio’s Carnaval festivities were threatened this year by a spat pitting a well-known parade ...
Without Police, Rio’s Drug Lords Show Who Are the Bosses in the Favelas
After the Brazilian government spent tens of millions of dollars securing the city of ...
Six Months and US$ 2.3 Billion Later, Rio Olympic Venues Abandoned and in Ruins
Buildings have been abandoned, swimming pools are empty, garbage and broken sports equipment can ...
In Brazil, Bloody Police Strike Goes On in Espírito Santo and Spreads to Rio
Despite an announcement by the government that the state of Espírito Santos, in southeastern ...
A Legacy of Rio Olympics: 4,000 Families Evicted
The official website for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games proclaims on its ...
Why We, Public Security Workers in Rio, Can’t Take It Anymore and Are Going on Strike
Rio de Janeiro, known for its Carnaval and soon to stage the 2014 World ...
Rio Once Again Gets Top Honor for Throwing World’s Biggest New Year’s Party
Despite the rain that fell the last night of 2011, which stopped a few ...
Rio’s Top Cop Toppled After Tough Judge Is Killed by Police
Rio de Janeiro states’s military police chief has resigned amid a scandal that linked ...
