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Snowden’s Brazilian Friend in Rio Wins a Seat as a Councilman
Brazilian activist David Miranda, a personal friend of the American whistleblower Edward Snowden, was ...
High Abstention in Brazil Shows an Angry and Frustrated Electorate
The first round of municipal elections in Brazil having transpired with no major incidents, ...
Brazil’s Drug War Is Filling Up Jails Like in the US
Nearly half of all people imprisoned in Brazil’s third most populous state, Rio de ...
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 ...
Olympics: At the End, All Doom and Gloom Melted Under the Warmth and Joy of Rio’s People
Rio de Janeiro is the marvelous city, the heart of Brazil, a mix of ...
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 Gets a Silver for Olympics Organization, Bronze for Service and Gold for Hospitality
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are to leave a remarkably positive legacy for Brazil, ...
Rio Police Indict Lying US Swimmers and Want Them to Apologize to the Brazilian People
The Brazilian government chief of staff, Eliseu Padilha, announced today, in Rio de Janeiro, ...
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 ...