One Year Anniversary
Editorial
This week’s issue is our 52nd, which means we’ve reached our one year anniversary. We’ve published almost 1,000 news articles, countless event listings and classified ads, worked with over forty freelance contributing reporters and interns, and had our pages viewed almost 250,000 times.
We started as a bootstrap operation, testing the market, building our news [...]
The Uncountables
Opinion, by Steve Spencer
RIO DE JANEIRO – Public service announcements for the 2010 U.S. Census, running on radio and television stations Stateside, relentlessly make the point that communities cannot get their fair share of resources if there isn’t an accurate count of just who and how many are living where.
The “How It Works”section [...]
Customer Service
Letter to the Editor, by Brian Begnoche
RIO DE JANEIRO – Is Rio ready to host international events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games? I have my doubts. Last week, at the 24-hour Zona Sul supermarket off Plaza General Osório, Ipanema, I almost had a gun pulled on me by “security” for relieving myself [...]
Helping Teaching English
Letter to the Editor, by Phillip
Dear Editor,
I am reading this website with a student who is from Rio, whilst we study online (they can see my computer with a screen-sharing programme).
I was interested to find if there were any English language newspapers in Rio and found your one online.
I often discuss with the person from [...]
Rain
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO – After the hottest February in recent memory, when temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and the worst heat wave to hit the country in 50 years, Rio’s been rain-slogged for a solid week.
Unfortunately for some, it means the long awaited vacation to the marvellous city has turned into [...]
Hunger Strikes
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO – Last week came news was that Orlando Zapata, a Cuban dissident, committed the undiplomatic gaffe of dying of hunger on the very day when Brazil’s President Lula was hobnobbing with the local great (Fidel) and the near-great (Raul). Mr. Zapata had been on a three month hunger [...]
Canadian Times
Editorial
RIO DE JANEIRO – After growing up in Vermont (a small state in north eastern USA), just about two hours from Montreal, Canada, I’ve always felt a kinship towards the people there. They have great beer, hockey, skiing (out west), comedians, and lot of other things I’m sure.
This week with the Canadians have been in [...]
Bank Blues for Travelers and Locals
Opinion, by Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Shortly after carnival in the Sendas at Largo do Machado, I witnessed a group of Americans trying unsuccessfully to withdraw money from a huddle of four cash machines by the entrance to a supermarket. As they rotated between machines, each giving one of several cards [...]
Down With Intolerance!
Opinion, by Jack Woodall
RIO DE JANEIRO – You might think that as people grow older, they should become more tolerant. After all, they’ve been there, done that, and nothing should ever surprise them. But after reaching the age euphemistically known as “senior”, I find I am no longer inclined to suffer fools gladly [...]
Lady Gaga’s Concert
Letter to the Editor
Have you heard that Lady Gaga is coming to Brazil? Obviously, I don’t know if you’re answering yes or no to my question (this is only a letter) but I can definitely say that I heard of the event several times.
The 22-year-old (going on 23 this year) is extremely talented and I [...]
