Botafogo: Royal Past, Bright Future
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Beneath the palm-fringed beach stereotype that most visitors to Rio have, there is a bustling city that functions like any other major metropolis, and suburbs like Botafogo do more than their glamorous neighbors to reflect this reality. This doesn’t mean you should expect a cookie-cutter [...]
Flamengo Changes During Copa Libertadores
By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Flamengo president Patrícia Amorim has taken drastic measures following a disappointing week for the Rubro-Negro, dismissing both the club’s head of football Marcos Braz and coach Andrade who led Flamengo to last year’s Brasileirão title. Rogério Lourenço, a former player at the club and member of [...]
Botafogo Wins Campeonato Carioca
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – After defeat in the Campeonato Carioca finals in the last three seasons, Botafogo finally got the better of Flamengo and lifted the state championship trophy this weekend, wining 2-1 with both goals coming through penalties by their foreign strikers Herrera and “El Loco” Abreu. Flamengo’s [...]
Military Moves
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO – Last week Brazil and the U.S. signed a defense pact, which brings to mind interesting military reflections. The renowned military philosopher Clausewitz defines war as “a continuation of policy by other means”, and the emerging role of Brazil as an international oil source seems to raise the stakes of the [...]
Botafogo Face Flamengo in Cup Final
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – For the fourth consecutive year Flamengo and Botafogo will contest the Campeonato Carioca final after both ran out victorious against Vasco da Gama and Fluminense last weekend. If Botafogo takes the trophy they will automatically claim the state championship as well, having won the Taça [...]
Taça Rio Semi Finals Resolved
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Last weekend saw the eight round of Taça Rio, which was the last one of the Groups stage. Matches happened all over the Rio de Janeiro state on Saturday and Sunday, and unsurprisingly, all of the ‘big four’ claimed their spots in the semi finals [...]
Vasco Resurrected in Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Off the back of two defeats against minor teams and a sacked coach, Vasco finally found its way back to playing good football last weekend, defeating Fluminense 3-0 on Sunday night in the seventh round of Taça Rio at the Maracanã Stadium. Last week Vasco [...]
Botafogo 2-2 Flamengo in Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – After another week in the headlines for the wrong reasons Adriano put in a great performance against Botafogo in the Taça Rio, scoring twice in the 2-2 tie to remind the Flamengo fans and the media exactly why he is known as O Imperador (The [...]
Flamengo Beats Vasco in ‘Classico’
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – In a particularly inspired mood, Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno saved two penalty kicks from the feet of veteran striker Dodô and helped assure the famous red and black’s a victory at the Maracanã Stadium on Sunday. The infamous Adriano was also awarded the responsibility of a [...]
Matriz Group Leads Carioca Culture
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – If a job is worth doing, its worth doing properly, and the Matriz Group, bringing entertainment and culture together under one roof in Rio, have done exactly that, in fact several times over, and today their name is symbolic with Carioca culture and passion for [...]