written by Kaitlin Higgins Ben Tavener of The Rio Times is reporting that, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on February 11, the Catholic population of Brazil–the largest in the world–is wondering if they migh...
Lucy Jordan of The Rio Times is reporting that 245 people were killed at Kiss nightclub in central Rio Grande do Sul. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is on site comforting relatives of victims. In addition to the 245 people kil...
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...
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...