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We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us
Opinion, by Jack Woodall
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thus spoke not Zarathustra, but Pogo, the philosophical possum of the Okeefenokee swamp in Walt Kelley’s...
Still Time for Overseas Voters in 2010
Letter to the Editor
By Clair Whitmer, Overseas Vote Foundation
You requested your ballot but didn’t receive it yet? Or maybe you just procrastinated? Fortunately,...
2014 World Cup City Focus: Salvador
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Rio Times looks north to the state of Bahia this week in the series...
Green Day to Play HSBC Arena
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong asked if we had the time...
Looking Back: Lula’s Presidency
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –The words 'continuity', 'change', and 'alternative' have lost their respective meanings in politics leading up...
Rio Consulate Braces for Brit Invasion
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the 2012 London Olympics draw nearer and the preparations start here in Brazil...
Samba Schools Heat up for Carnival
By Vania Maciel, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Besides the glitz and the glamor, samba is a serious business and as the end...
Catete: Emerging From the Shadows
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When it comes to naming the most fashionable neighborhoods in the city, there are...
Presidential Race Goes Head-to-Head
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The elections of October 3rd failed to name the next president of Brazil, with...
Rio Top Tours Helping Favela Business
By Cecilie Hestbaek, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the popular outgoing president Lula’s last initiatives in office was to launch the...