Tag: Olympics

Olympics: Out of the Bottle, the Genie of Fear Is Loose on the Streets of Rio

The Olympics remains a black hole of needless expenditure, sucking services into it with ...

The 10,000 Men from Rio Olympics Security Forces Were Trained by Israel

Next month’s summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will take place under watchful ...

Rio’s Residents Cashing In on the Olympics Renting Their Houses to Tourists

The chance to cash in on the Rio 2016 Games has encouraged thousands of ...

Brazil Betting Foreign Olympic Tourists Will Want to Travel Beyond Rio

They will watch volleyball, soccer, basketball, judo, swimming and fencing matches, but they are ...

The Zika Fear: There’s Still Time to Stop Rio’s Olympic Games

Since the outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin America in May 2015, Brazilian ...

Athletes and Tourists Should Think Twice If Rio’s Olympics Are Worth the Risk

Brazil has already faced criticism for the increased violence in the favelas surrounding Rio ...

Brazil and Rio Betting on the Year That Will Be Here to Stay: 2016

The New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, should draw more than two ...

Brazil Slashes 30% from 2016 Olympic Games Expenses

The organizers of Brazil’s Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are making cutbacks of ...

Getting Ready for the Olympics Hundreds of Police Agents Take Back 9 Slums in Rio

In an flash operation on Sunday, the Rio do Janeiro police, in Brazil, with ...