By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Vasco were left lamenting poor refereeing after a 0-0 draw with Corinthians in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final tie last night at São Januário Stadium. The Cariocas had a perfectly good goal chalked off in the second half, which would have [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s political leaders are divided on President Dilma Rousseff’s new stance on how states share oil royalties. Last week her comments, which favored oil-producing states and warned against reneging on contracts that had already been signed, received a hostile reception from nearly 4,000 mayors gathered [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In just over a month, the UN’s biggest ever international event on sustainable development, Rio+20, is set to bring together global leaders in Brazil to agree on specific goals and actions. The conference is an important moment for Rio, hosting a major international event, [...]
By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says that Brazil is among the worst at coping with the language barrier of the English-speaking world of business, and that deals are being hindered because of it. Experts are warning that, with increased international interest in businesses based [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense won the 2012 Campeonato Carioca after soundly handling Botafogo in the tournament’s final. Following the comprehensive 4-1 victory last week, a 1-0 victory, courtesy of Rafael Moura’s close range finish, last Sunday at the Engenhão Stadium gave the Laranjeiras outfit a 5-1 aggregate [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what the tenets of the global street art movement really are. Without a doubt though, they are evolving and influencing different art disciplines; dance, theater, and cinema which have all responded to the urban movement in their [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In spite of social and economic distance, an exciting new relationship has emerged, linking a class of schoolboys from the Richard Hale School in Hertfordshire, England, to a group of children at the Casa Jovem adolescent facility in Rocinha, considered Rio’s largest favela community. [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To help address questions about urban planning in Rio, the art collective OPAVIVARÁ!, will establish a three-week residency in Rio’s historic Praça Tiradentes. The event, best described as a public performance installation, is intended to challenge the way residents of the city perceive and [...]
By Robbie Blakeley and Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The world football (soccer) governing body, FIFA, and the Brazil Ministry of Sport announced that the Brazilian government will have a permanent member within the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2014 World Cup, as a measure to help avoid problems and [...]
By Donitra Clemons, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Antiques may not be the first thing that come to mind when one thinks of shopping in Rio, but before tiny bathing suits, Carnival and football (soccer), the city was one of the world’s busiest ports. Wealthy and soon-to-be wealthy European traders settled in the [...]
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