Monthly Archives: March 2016

Hipótese enganada de golpe direitista : leitura errada do Rio de Janeiro

Nesta Nação, não For English, click here O jornalista norteamericano Dave Zirin publicou na revista The Nation, há dois dias, um artigo entitulado “Como as Olimpíadas no Rio poderiam cimentar um golpe brasileiro”. Sua blogueira, até então, ficara quieta, observando fatos e ouvindo … Continue reading

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Right-wing coup scenario off the mark: Rio information is wrong

Not this Nation Ah, Dave Zirin, this blogger has to argue with you. Right-wing and left-wing aren’t useful terms when it comes to Brazil. Politics here revolve not around ideology, but people. The alliances are fluid, constantly reevaluated and remade. … Continue reading

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National crisis: the view from Rio

When’s the last time any of our elected officials discussed public policy in a meaningful way? Rio’s governor, Luiz Fernando “Pezão” de Souza, is in the hospital with an undiagnosed infection (and rumors of his death), while the state’s wage payments and … Continue reading

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Mayor at last presents urban upgrade plan for Vila Autódromo

Residents and RioRealblog kept out Clique aqui, para português Yesterday at lunchtime, foreign and local journalists were invited to a press conference with Mayor Eduardo Paes, for that same day, to hear about his plans to upgrade what’s left of Vila … Continue reading

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Prefeito apresenta plano de urbanização para Vila Autódromo, enfim

Moradores e RioRealblog ficaram do lado de fora Na hora do almoço ontem, jornalistas, estrangeiros e nacionais, foram convidados para uma coletiva do prefeito Eduardo Paes, ontem mesmo, para conhecer seu plano de urbanização para a Vila Autódromo. Seria às 17 horas, no … Continue reading

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Rio is no Barcelona

  [translation of an op-ed piece published March 6 in O Globo, by your blogger] The idea was to host mega events, to brand the metropolis, attracting tourists and investment. Barcelona was our model, even after Rio was chosen for the 2016 … Continue reading

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