Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Charleston Reaching Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon thought that after 37+ years of living here in Brazil, nothing in the U.S. could really affect him. He was wrong: the Charleston...
View ArticleOlympic Road Cycling Test Event in Rio Deemed a Success
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year before the 2016 Olympic Games hit Rio de Janeiro, the city hosts a series of test events to evaluate facilities,...
View ArticleCeremony in Rio Kicks Off Countdown to 2016 Paralympics
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Organizers of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games kicked off the ‘one-year-to-go’ mark with test competitions at one of the city’s postcard...
View ArticleSão Paulo Prepares for Brazil’s 93rd São Silvestre Marathon
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - Thousands of marathon runners are gearing up for what is considered the most important race event in Latin America, the São Silvestre...
View ArticleHeineken F1 Experience Brings Formula One to Rio’s Botafogo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Sunday, November 4th, Heineken will be bringing all the excitement of Formula One to Rio’s trendy Botafogo neighborhood for a free event, ‘Heineken F1 Experience,’ which...
View ArticleFree Showing of ‘Get Out’ at Rio’s Federal University this Tuesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Tuesday, November 27th, starting at 5PM, there will be a free showing of Jordan Peele’s 2017 Oscar-winning film ‘Get Out.’ The...
View ArticleFour Women Murdered Every Day in Brazil in 2019
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a disturbing new report from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), in only the first few weeks of 2019, 126...
View ArticleRio’s ‘Instituto Moreira Salles’ Shows L.A. Rebellion Films this Weekend
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Friday, March 15th to Sunday, March 17th, the ‘Instituto Moreira Salles’ (Moreira Salles Institute) in Gávea will be showing films...
View ArticleClip of Brazilian Woman Being Helped Across Flooded Street Generates Online...
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A video of a man helping an old lady across a flooded street in Rio's Copacabana neighborhood is generating enormous controversy on...
View ArticleMuseu da Língua Portuguesa in São Paulo reopens with “Língua Solta” exhibition
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After being destroyed by a fire in December 2015, the Museu da Língua Portuguesa {Museum of the Portuguese Language) will reopen in grand style on July 31 after a five-year...
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