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Smells Like Teen Spirits, among Other Things
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Putting the pilgrims and God aside, the organizational component of the World Youth Day (WYD) became...
GMO Beans On The Brazilian Square Meal Ticket
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While countries are banning GMOs around the world, Brazil is increasing its arsenal of genetically engineered...
Rio’s Lixo Zero Littering Law Postponed
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The implementation of a new law introducing heavy fines for littering in Rio de Janeiro,...
Rio: Leading the Way for Brazil’s First Electric Vehicle Factory
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At the moment, people all across Brazil are protesting for better and affordable public transportation, decent education...
Traffic Accidents Increase on Rio Roads
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recent traffic studies have revealed that every 20 minutes there is a traffic-related accident in...
The Death of the Forest is the End of Our Lives
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dorothy Stang, the 73-year-old American killed in the Amazon Basin in 2005, is remembered by a...
White Elephants and Soccer Balls
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I will do my best to refrain myself from using a white elephant idiom in the...
Kindness Generates Kindness: Pedaling in Rio
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The bicycle is the most efficient form of locomotion ever invented. Biking itself signifies a strong...
Rio de Janeiro’s New Litterbug Law (with Teeth)
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro State is trying to get a facelift by introducing a new law that...
Let the Water Games Begin
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is common sense among anyone in tune with the environmental challenges of years to come...
Environmental History: Whose History is it Anyways?
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – They say that if we don't know our own history we are not only bound to...
Sure You Gonna Eat That?
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Back in my January winter breaks at Hampshire College, I learned that the words “free-range chicken”...
The Sound of Pollution
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sounds can be beautiful, like the bioacoustics sounds produced in the Amazon Rainforest where animals, emulating...
Life of Pee (Carnaval Edition)
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ash Wednesday has arrived but Carnival is not over. "Blocos", or street parades, will continue until...