Wright Wins Girls Rio ASP Surf Title: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Australian surfer Tyler Wright beat fellow Australian and last year’s defending Rio women’s event champion, Sally Fitzgibbons, to take home the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro 2013 victory on Saturday, May 11th in Barra da Tijuca. “This feels pretty good,†Wright told the Association of [...]
Samuel J Performs at Rio Pro 2013: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Award-winning British musician Samuel J Tellam (Samuel J) will bring his special blend of smooth laid-back sounds to the Barra da Tijuca beach during the Billabong Rio Pro 2013 on Sunday, May 12th, as he performs the first of two shows that are scheduled to [...]
Rio’s Maracanã Privatization in Court: Daily
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL РThe bid for the private ownership of the Maracaṇ football (soccer) stadium for the next 35 years appeared to have been settled Thursday, May 9th. Yet after public outcry, a court order injunction prevented the state government from concluding the contract until the merits of [...]
São Paulo Expands Crack Attack: Daily
Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÃLIA, BRAZIL – The governor of São Paulo state, Geraldo Alckmin, said on Thursday that R$1,350 in government subsidies will be provided monthly to addiction centers to treat each individual drug users for six months. The measure is part of the state’s program to combat crack cocaine addiction, which is [...]
Rio DJ MixUP @ Mekong Tonight: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tonight is the night that The Rio Times presents The Rio DJ Mixup, a one of a kind DJ Industry meets community celebration of nightlife in Rio. Over 200 people have already RSVP’d for what promises to be an evening of DJs, promoters, venue owners [...]
Fluminense Through in Libertadores: Daily
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense are through to the quarter-finals of the 2013 Copa Libertadores after a 2-0 win over Ecuadroain side Emelec at São Januário. Following a 2-1 reverse last week the Tricolor’s victory gave them a 3-2 aggregate win. The game saw the return of influential [...]
Strong Winds in Rio Kill 1, Cut Power: Daily
By Lucy Jordan, Senior Contributing Reporter BRASÃLIA, BRAZIL – A man of 37 has been killed in Rio de Janeiro as a result of heavy rain and wind, when a tree fell on the van he was driving on Rua Marechal Floriano, in the Centro, Folha reported. COMLUB, the municipal cleaning company, said in a [...]
Botafogo, 2013 Carioca Champions: Daily
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL РBotafogo were crowned 2013 Campeonato Carioca champions yesterday after winning the Ta̤a Rio. A 1-0 win over Laranjeiras outfit Fluminense gave them the trophy, and with the Ta̤a Guanabara success in March, was sufficient to give them the state crown, the twentieth in their [...]
New Lanes for Cyclists Training in Rio: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As the number of bicycles on Rio’s streets continue to increase, so do the number of reported accidents. To insure greater safety for cyclists in training, lanes in Aterro do Flamengo will replace the lanes currently used in Ipanema and Leblon for early morning riding. [...]
FLIST Literature Fest this Weekend: Daily
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The fifth annual FLIST festival (the International Literary Festival of Santa Teresa) will be held in the Parque da Ruinas atop Santa Teresa this weekend, May 4th and 5th. The festival celebrates literature and poetry from both Brazilian and international authors with readings, lectures, author [...]
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