Tag: olympics
Stop Shaking, Rio’s Trafficker Tells Foreign Reporter, You’d Be Dead If We Wanted
The correspondent of Spain's daily El País, Francho Barón, was attacked and threatened in ...
Brazil’s Supreme Justice Wants Army in Rio to Clean Favelas for Olympics
Former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's party, the PSDB (Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy), ...
After 21 Deaths, 4,000 Policemen Take Over Rio’s Streets
Four thousand military policemen have taken to the streets of Rio and Greater Rio ...
Brazil: Rio’s Drug Lords Knock Down Military Chopper and Kill Two Policemen
Rio de Janeiro's drug traffickers knocked down a police helicopter that was after them, ...
Let’s Give Brazil a Vote of Confidence. Rio Olympics Might Be an Eye Opener
Last Monday, I was very happy to learn that the IOC had awarded Rio ...
For Brazil Olympics Will Be a Brief Distraction. The Crooks Will Never Leave
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the great Gods of International Sport have deemed Rio de ...
Lula – Brazil’s Olympic Champion
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is becoming an international superstar. He turned up ...
2016 Olympics: Athletes of the World, Pack Your Bags, We’re Flying to Rio
At the end, the charm of president Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and that ...
Olympics: Brazil Brings Big Guns and Big Bucks to Impress in Copenhagen
Brazil reacted discreetly to the information that American president, Barack Obama, will travel after ...
Brazil Vows Inspiration and Social Change If Chosen to Host 2016 Olympics
During a presentation for Olympic Family members and international sports figures at Sport Accord ...