Contributing Reporter
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New Cultural Center in Zona Norte
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Work has started on the construction of a new Cultural Center in Méier, one...
Flu Launch Libertadores Campaign
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fluminense slipped up on Wednesday night in Group 3 of the Copa Libertadores, drawing 2-2 with...
Ipanema: the Best of Everything in Rio
By Sanhita Reddy, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – There is much more to Ipanema beyond sunbathing at the infamous Posto 9, and...
Mais Unidos Aid in Região Serrana
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s worst natural disaster in history, the floods and mudslides in the mountainous region...
Corruption
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week the headlines have been covered with Operação Guilhotina (Operation Guillotine), with 580 Polícia Federal (Federal Police) agents...
Beheading Crime
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The news is hardly surprising. But that does not mean they are not upsetting. While...
Carnival 2011 – Portela After the Fire
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A devastating fire raged through the Cidade do Samba last Monday, February 7th, completely destroying...
Silva Destroys Vitor to Keep UFC Title
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva brushed away challenger and fellow Brazilian Vitor Belfort at UFC (Ultimate Fighting...
Congress in Oil Royalties Debate
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The federal government headed by President Dilma Rousseff is determined to prioritize the resolution...
Botafogo Beat Flu in Thriller
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Botafogo edged out Fluminense 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Engenhao on Sunday night to...