Tag: olympics
Opening Night at Rio Paralympics. Brazil’s Largest Channel Is Airing a Soap Opera
The Rio Paralympic Games have started. They opened this Saturday night at the same ...
Olympic Games 2016: Blame it on Rio or on the Media?
Ryan Lochte fantastic story on the armed robbery that never occurred would be the ...
Call It Coup or Not, Stage Is Set for Brazil President’s Ouster
With the Rio Olympics over, Brazil’s attention returns to its long-running political drama as ...
The Snake Is Smoking: Echoes of World War II on the Occasion of Rio’s Triumphal Olympic Games
The run-up to the Olympic Games in Rio was accompanied by numerous reports in ...
Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Won’t See Brazil’s President. He Fears the Boos
Brazil president Michel Temer’s press office informed that he will not attend the closing ...
Havelange Dies at 100, Before the End of the Olympics He Brought to Rio
The former president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), João Havelange, died ...
Military Man Shot in Brazil After Entering Drug Lords Territory Has Died
National Force agent Hélio Vieira Andrade died at Salgado Filho Hospital in Rio, where ...
Brazilians Confused About their Right to Protest During Olympic Competitions
Brazil’s Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said the ban on political demonstrations at the ...
Rio Olympics: Menstrual Cycle and Performance in Hot Weather
New research from Massey University’s College of Health from New Zealand has shed light ...