Tag: Rio

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 ...

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Now What, Rio?

In less than one week, the final curtain will be drawn on the 2016 ...

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A Legacy of Rio Olympics: 4,000 Families Evicted

The official website for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games proclaims on its ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Overcrowding and Lack of Maintenance Leave 5 Dead in Rio’s Charming Trolley Car

The Santa Teresa trolley car, one of Rio de Janeiro’s postcard attractions, had an ...

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Rio Favelas Celebrate 6 Months Free of Druglords

There were celebration this past weekend in the hillside slums of Penha and Morro ...

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Brazil Is Example of Democracy for Arab World, Says Obama in Rio

US President Barack Obama, in a show of support for Brazil’s rising global economic ...