OPINION by Ian Walcott When President Dilma Rousseff took office in January 2011, she made history on a number of fronts. This elevated her to be the first woman ever to hold that office as well as the ironic twist of an ex-freedo...
CNN International is reporting that Brazilian runner Alan Fonteles Cardaso Oliveira defeated South African “Blade runner” Oscar Pistorius at the 2012 Paralympics. You may recall that Pistorius was the first double-ampu...
Lucy Jordan of The Rio Times is reporting that the senate in Brazil has passed a bill that will require prestigious federal universities to reserve 50 percent of their admission spots for public school students, and increase the n...
Chesney Hearst of The Rio Times is reporting that the deadline for Americans living in Brazil to register for the U.S. Presidential election is September 10, 2012. Many voters abroad erroneously believe that if they have registere...