Barrichello Wins F1 Euro GP
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello won the European Grand Prix on Sunday, ending a personal five-year drought. The race was disputed on the Valencia Street Circuit, in Spain. The victory was the tenth of the 37-year old driver’s long career, and the hundredth time a Brazilian driver [...]
Brazil and Mexico in Trade Talks
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Last week, on his last stop during a visit to South America – which included Columbia and Uruguay – Mexican President Felipe Calderón met Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to discuss several issues of bilateral trade. Mr. Calderón stated his interest in seeking Brazil´s [...]
Sarney Clears Ethics Committee
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Embattled former President and current head of the Brazilian Senate, José Sarney, may have inched closer to winning the battle for his political survival. The Senate Ethics Committee voted not to re-open an investigation into multiple accusations of corruption. There are however signs that survival for [...]
Plans to Close Help Continue
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The fate of Copacabana’s infamous Help club has been finalized. After the bulldozers have moved in, work is to begin on the monumental new incarnation of the Museo da Imagem e do Som (Museum of Image and Sound), which currently resides in Centro. Governor of Rio [...]
The NBA Takes on Brazil
By Sarah Coursey, Editor RIO DE JANEIRO – Yet another American-born sport to conquer fans in Brazil, basketball is making headway thanks to none other than the NBA (National Basketball Association). The Gringo Times had the pleasure of speaking with Emilio Collins, Senior Vice President of International Development and Partnerships at the NBA. The following [...]
More Pain For Cariocas in Serie A
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – This week saw yet another disastrous round of the Brasileirão for the Rio clubs. Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense occupy three of the bottom seven positions in the league. Botafogo once again will be marginally happier having secured a point away to the mighty Corinthians, but the [...]
Vale Digs for Natural Gas
By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Mining Giant Vale has confirmed the existence of hydrocarbon in the Vampira offshore well, in the BM-S-48 block of the Basin of Santos. The company holds 12.5% of the consortium for the concession of oil extraction, along with the responsible operator Repsol (forty per [...]
Roberta Sá at Canecão
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Her trademark smile and sweet yet powerful voice are conquering Brazil. Her name is Roberta Sá and she will be playing at Canecão on September 3 and 4 (Thursday and Friday) to launch the DVD “Pra Se Ter alegria” (To Be Happy). The DVD was recorded [...]
Jeff Gardner to Play Rio
By Sarah Coursey, Editor RIO DE JANEIRO – Transplanted New Yorker Jeff Gardner tends an organic garden in the Rio state seaside town of Saquarema. He lives with his wife Rosa and his twin daughters, and when he is not tilling the land he is composing modern jazz, blues and Afro-Latin music. Gardner will perform [...]
Favelas in Miniature
by Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO – Thousands of bricks cling to the hillside. It is not a favela, but favelas in miniature, each red brick this time a building in itself. Red bricks, blue bricks, green and plant-edged; there are homes, shops, bars, discos and football pitches, even the police and their [...]