Video: Man’s bike stolen in Rio De Janeiro while he was riding it – Belfast Telegraph

Video: Man’s bike stolen in Rio De Janeiro while he was riding itBelfast TelegraphA man was assaulted in Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo Park on May 21, while riding his bike. A group of youths knocked Pedro Málaga from his bicycle and stole it in broad daylight. Security officials have been accused of ignoring escalating crime … Read more

Gay rights protest in Copacabana – Rio de Janeiro – Demotix.com

Gay rights protest in Copacabana – Rio de JaneiroDemotix.comA figure of Jair Bolsonaro is ‘gagged’ with a gay rights banner as people on the streets of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro protest and raise awareness of racism, women’s rights and homophobia in Brazil. Gay rights protest in Copacabana Rio de Janeiro. and more …read … Read more

Brazil’s Ronaldinho puts mansion up for WCup rent – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratThe Brazilian soccer midfielder is putting his Rio de Janeiro mansion on the rental market during the last half of the World Cup. The real estate agency handling the property says on its website that the five-bedroom house is available for the first 15 …Ronaldinho renting out his Rio de Janeiro house during … Read more

Brazilian Ronaldinho renting out his Rio de Janeiro mansion during World Cup – Times Colonist

Times ColonistRIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian soccer midfielder Ronaldinho is putting his Rio de Janeiro mansion on the rental market during the last half of the World Cup. The two-time FIFA player of the year and 2002 World Cup winner, says on his Facebook page, “I am …Ronaldinho renting out his Rio de Janeiro house … Read more

Brazilian Ronaldinho renting out his Rio de Janeiro mansion during World Cup – Brandon Sun

Brazilian Ronaldinho renting out his Rio de Janeiro mansion during World CupBrandon SunRIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian soccer midfielder Ronaldinho is putting his Rio de Janeiro mansion on the rental market during the last half of the World Cup. The two-time FIFA player of the year and 2002 World Cup winner, says on his Facebook … Read more

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely – TheNewsTribune.com

TheNewsTribune.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Ecstatic soccer fans unable to celebrate a World Cup win with real-time Tweets, or post “selfies” of themselves from inside stadiums. Or worse, emergency calls blocked by jammed cellphone towers unable to handle the volume. Those are …World Cup Brazil 2014 News Update: Crime in Rio de Janeiro Rises as FIFA’s … Read more

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratIn this May 11, 2014 photo, soccer fans take a selfie during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, at the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ecstatic football fans unable to celebrate a World Cup win with real …World Cup Brazil 2014 News Update: Crime in Rio de Janeiro … Read more

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely – News & Observer

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikelyNews & ObserverIn this May 11, 2014 photo, a soccer fan takes a photo with his cell phone during the Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Government investment was supposed to remedy Brazil’s lacking mobile … and more …read more Source: Rio … Read more

Brazil’s weak service makes WCup Tweets unlikely – MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.comRIO DE JANEIRO — Ecstatic football fans unable to celebrate a World Cup win with real-time Tweets, or post “selfies” of themselves from inside stadiums. Or worse, emergency calls blocked by jammed cellphone towers unable to handle the volume. Those …World Cup Brazil 2014 News Update: Crime in Rio de Janeiro Rises as FIFA’s …Latin … Read more

Tips for travelers to avoid Brazil World Cup crime – Hilton Head Island Packet

Hilton Head Island PacketIn this Tuesday, May 13, 2014 photo, passengers wait for transportation at a bus station, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Muggings on public transportation, public beaches and in popular tourist areas are on the rise in Rio de Janeiro, eroding the strides … …read more Source: Rio De Janeiro News From Google … Read more

Worrying rise in Rio de Janeiro’s assaults ahead of World Cup; police adding … – Fox News

Fox NewsIn this Sunday, May 11, 2014 photo, police stand outside the Maracana stadium, before a Brazilian league soccer match between Fluminense and Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Muggings on public transportation, public beaches and in popular tourist …World Cup & Summer Olympic Athletes Should Brace for Rio de Janeiro’s …International Business Times AUTips … Read more

Polluted Rio de Janeiro bay to be 2016 Olympic sailing venue called a “latrine” – Penn Live

Penn LiveFive years ago when the International Olympic Committee snubbed Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics and instead named Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the host city, talk was more about the loser than the winner. Now, just two years before the Rio Olympics …Animal Carcasses, Sewage Leave Brazil’s Olympic Sailing Waters “Dark, Brown …Slate … Read more

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Sailing Site Is a Trash-Logged Sea of Nightmares – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportWe’ve been looking for Jimmy Hoffa for decades, but investigators might want to check out the trash-strewn waters of Guanabara Bay before giving up the ghost. Forming a picturesque pocket of blue on the Rio de Janeiro coastline, the cul-de-sac of water …Sailing official wants independent water testing for Olympic sailing venue in …Fox … Read more

Animal Carcasses, Sewage Leave Brazil’s Olympic Sailing Waters “Dark, Brown … – Slate Magazine (blog)

Slate Magazine (blog)The 2016 Summer Olympics are two years away and the country currently has its hands full pulling off another Olympic-sized undertaking—next month’s soccer World Cup. But, that hasn’t stopped the 2016 warnings directed at host city, Rio de Janeiro.Polluted Rio de Janeiro bay to be 2016 Olympic sailing venue called a “latrine”Penn LiveRio … Read more

Giant 4K screens to broadcast World Cup in Rio de Janeiro – Siliconrepublic.com

Giant 4K screens to broadcast World Cup in Rio de JaneiroSiliconrepublic.comGiant 4K screens to broadcast World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilians and visitors to the World Cup this summer will be presented with the ultra-HD standard of giant 4K screens in Rio de Janeiro. Announced by Globo, Brazil’s largest television network … and more … Read more

Fitch Assigns Libra Terminal Rio IDRs of ‘BB+’; Outlook Stable – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)

Fitch Assigns Libra Terminal Rio IDRs of ‘BB+’; Outlook StableThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)RIO DE JANEIRO — Fitch Ratings has assigned long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of ‘BB+’ and a National Scale rating of ‘AA(bra)’ to Libra Terminal Rio S.A. (Libra Rio). Fitch has also assigned initial expected rating of … Read more

Fitch Expects to Rate Sul America SA’s Third Debenture Issuance ‘AA(bra)’ – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)

Fitch Expects to Rate Sul America SA’s Third Debenture Issuance ‘AA(bra)’The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)RIO DE JANEIRO — Fitch Ratings expects to assign an ‘AA(bra)’ Long-term National Rating to Sul America S.A.’s (SASA) third issuance of simple, unsecured and non-convertible debentures. KEY RATING DRIVERS. The expected rating of the third debenture … and more … Read more

Sailing official wants independent water testing for Olympic sailing venue in … – Fox News

Fox NewsRIO DE JANEIRO – Sailing’s governing body may conduct independent water-quality tests in Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, the sailing venue for the 2016 Olympics and the site of Rio’s first test event in 2½ months. Any hope the sewage-filled …Rio official: Water pollution targets won’t be metTheNewsTribune.comSailing official wants Rio water pollution … Read more

‘Shogun’ Rua robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro – MMAjunkie.com

MMAjunkie.commauricio-shogun-rua-26-featured.jpg. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua was robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro while visiting the city on business, Brazilian website Portal Vale Tudo reported on Friday. Rua had just left dinner with …‘Shogun’ Rua Carjacked In Rio De JaneiroLowKickMMAFormer UFC Champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua carjacked and robbed at gunpoint …MMATorch all … Read more

Brazil bus driver strike strands many in Rio – Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News DemocratA commuter crosses a street normally lined with buses, in search of an alternative form of transportation, outside a bus station, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Millions of passengers in Brazil’s second largest city have been …EagleRider Motorcycles Continues International Expansion In Rio De JaneiroPR Newswire (press release) all … Read more