The 2nd International Mega Events and Cities conference, less than two months before the World Cup 2014, took place in the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s busy downtown on April 27 to 30. The conference welcomed […]
The children’s charity Terre des Hommes has hosted a workshop looking at the effects of mega sporting events, starting with the imminent World Cup, on children in Brazil. The workshop, which took place in São Paulo, […]
On Monday, April 28, 2014, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes spoke to a small but energetic audience at a closed-door OsteRio event. His talk was in response to a “crisis of credibility” that has […]
Clique aqui para Português This past Sunday, the Popular Committee for the World Cup and Olympics, in partnership with the National Association of Women’s Football, organized the first of four soccer events constituting this year’s People’s Cup. Four […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 4 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click here for Parts 1, 2, and 3. It seemed as though, between the inauguration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) […]