Tag: Golf Course

By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Controversies about the construction of the Olympic golf course, part of which lies in an environmentally protected area in Barra da Tijuca, continue to spark amid a presentation of Rio's...

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio mayor Eduardo Paes has caused a stir with controversial plans for the new 2016 Olympic golf course set to be built in Barra da Tijuca. Paes' ambitious plan...