Tag Archives: Rio de Encontros

What if technology undermines drug violence?

Some young people may now have better things to do Al Jazeera and the Associated Press recently reported on drug dealers who’ve decided to stop selling crack in two large favelas of Rio de Janeiro. One of the many questions … Continue reading

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What if technology undermines drug violence?

Some young people may now have better things to do Al Jazeera and the Associated Press recently reported on drug dealers who’ve decided to stop selling crack in two large favelas of Rio de Janeiro. One of the many questions … Continue reading

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Contagem regressiva ao primeiro megaevento: quanto o Rio já andou?

Para a maioria dos brasileiros, planejar e monitorar são novidades. Participação e confiança, também. Click here for Countdown to first mega-event: how far has Rio come? A menos de um mês de 13 de junho, dia inicial da conferência da … Continue reading

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Countdown to first mega-event: how far has Rio come?

Planning and monitoring are new to most Brazilians. Participation and trust, too. Less than a month from the June 13 start date for the Rio + 20 U.N. conference on sustainable development, government officials scrambled to reduce hotel costs and … Continue reading

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Rio: a nova Veneza?

For Rio: the new Venice? click here A sustentabilidade requer política A areia da praia do Arpoador começou a sumir no verão passado, bem antes do encolhimento sazonal de inverno. Os vendedores de salgadinhos e cerveja, permissionários do município para … Continue reading

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Rio: the new Venice?

Sustainability needs politics  This past summer, the sand at Arpoador Beach began to disappear, long before the customary winter shrinkage. Snack and beverage vendors, licensed by the city to operate in a now nonexistent spot, demanded a new venue. It’s … Continue reading

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