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Rio 2016 Olympic Mountainbiking Test Event a Success

Contributing Reporter - October 12, 2015

By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing ReporterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Deodoro Olympic park, the second largest of all the venues, was home to yet another Aquece Rio test event this past weekend. On Sunday, October 11th, almost eighty...

Rio’s Floresta Tijuca National Park to Have Increased Policing

Contributing Reporter - May 14, 2015

By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing ReporterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hikers and mountain bikers will now receive increased military police presence when practicing their sports in Rio's Floresta da Tijuca National Park. The national park surrounding the hills of...