Wednesday, October 19, 2011

a short-term goodbye

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One month after a poorly maintained Santa Teresa bonde (trolley car) derailed and flipped killing five people and wounding nearly sixty others, Rio de Janeiro witnessed another avoidable tragedy.

On October 13th an explosion completely destroyed Filé Carioca, a restaurant in downtown Rio’s newly renovated Praça Tiradentes, killing three people and injuring nearly twenty more.

For the complete version of this article, please visit The Rio Times.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

conquering the enemy within

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Every once in a while a scandal comes along to remind us that despite the soon-to-be-hosted 2016 Summer Olympics and the successes of the 3rd Rock in Rio Festival, “all is not well” in the Marvelous City.

Rio State’s Security Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, says he is losing sleep. Well, he is not the only one.

For the complete version of this article, please visit The Rio Times.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

and the r$1 trillion goes to...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – São Paulo’s Commercial Association (Associação Comercial Paulista) announced that the sum of taxes paid by Brazilians since the beginning of 2011 reached one trillion reais 35 days earlier than last year. So where is it all going?

Welcome to the land of the highest taxes and corruption rates in the entire world.

For the complete version of this article, please visit The Rio Times.