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Going to a World Cup game in Rio de Janeiro

  Thanks to a blog reader/friend, a ticket to the France-Equador game was acquired, at a reasonable price (considering). And so, your blogger took a free subway ride yesterday (for game attendees), and got out at the São Cristóvão station, … Continue reading

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The World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, so far

A world city in the making? Traditionally, only better-off Brazilians traveled abroad, and only the hardiest and most adventurous of travelers bothered to come to Rio. About a decade ago, as the country’s fortunes improved, more Brazilians began to travel. And in … Continue reading

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Tested today, Rio police readying for expected “fragmented protests” against World Cup

So far, peace in Rio Though violence erupted today in Recife and São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro was peaceful, as teachers and other protesters, estimated at up to two thousand people, marched and protested here. A Rio public safety secretariat … Continue reading

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Strikes in Rio: anything goes

Distrust reigns in run-up to Brazil’s World Cup, showcase for protests Perhaps the only group of workers who are sure not to strike here in the coming days are Rio’s trash collectors. During this past Carnival, with torrential rain in the offing, they … Continue reading

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Beltrame’s last lap

Rio’s State Public Safety Secretary, José Mariano Beltrame, trudged up the stairs of the Osteria dell’ Angolo restaurant last night. Getting to the top, he leant heavily against  the doorframe, as if in great back pain. Minutes later, however, he … Continue reading

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