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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rio Favelas Celebrate 6 Months Free of Druglords
There were celebration this past weekend in the hillside slums of Penha and Morro ...
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 ...