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Underground sociabilities surface, atop a Rio skyscraper

Our ever more penetrating gaze Some of the key actors in Rio de Janeiro’s transformation met this past Tuesday at the top of the downtown Universidade Cândido Mendes building, to put their heads together about the current moment. The occasion was … Continue reading

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Something new is happening in Rio

Para Acontece algo de novo no Rio clique aqui Renato Sorriso did indeed reveal the soul of Rio, but not the way veteran journalist Elio Gaspari, meant, in his March 8 column.  Sorriso (Smile, his nickname), a trash collector, is famous … Continue reading

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