Vadge just left Dona Marta, the favela at the foot of the hill in Rio de Janeiro, where children are picked off with semi-automatic weapons for sport.
13 November 2009
11 November 2009
Brazil And Paraguay Had A Black Out Last Night
By Cindy Casares at 9:38 AM.
Power went out for two hours in half of Brazil and for half an hour in all of Paraguay last night.
14 October 2009
2 October 2009
Yes We Créu Have The 2016 Olympics In Rio, The “Cidade Maravilhosa”
By Cindy Casares at 9:26 PM.
Brazil is going apeshit over Rio de Janeiro being chosen to host the 2016 Olympics–as well they should. But what does “Yes we créu,” mean?
17 August 2009
Dastardly President Obama To Ruin Brazil’s Chances Of Hosting Their First-Ever Olympics
By Chris Alonzo at 3:00 PM.
Did you know that South America has never hosted the Olympics? Sad but true, and now it looks like Brazil has a genuine shot at the 2016 Summer Games. Of course, they’re up against Chicago, which means intervention by a certain silver-tongued Hopesmith who’s just gonna ruin everything.
27 June 2009
This Day In Latino History
By Cindy Casares at 9:00 AM.
Today in latino history, the Complexo do Alemão massacre.
1 June 2009
Air France Flight Status Still Missing After Take-Off From Rio
By Cindy Casares at 8:56 AM.
Air France Flight AF 442, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France left Sunday at 07:00 p.m. local time with 228 people on board and has gone missing since three hours into the flight.
