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By Jay Forte and Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last weekend, on Saturday, December 3rd, the neighborhood of Santo Cristo in Rio’s Port Zone opened a new public park in a ceremony, which was accompanied by...

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With only seventeen days since the close of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, last night (September 7th), on Brazil’s Independence Day, the eyes of the world once again turned to...

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was held last night, Friday August 5th at the Maracanã Stadium, with almost 12,000 athletes from 207 national delegations attending. ...

Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With a very limited budget, organizers of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies promise creativity to make up for the reduced funds. The budget for next year’s...