All posts tagged "Brazil"
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Josh Schmidt | June 25, 2017
United States Bans Fresh Beef Imports from Brazil
And we're not alone.
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Emma Von Zeipel | April 6, 2017
Brazilian Man Obsessed With Aliens Goes Missing, Leaves a Room Covered in Weird Writing
Yeah, this is a bit freaky.
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Emma Von Zeipel | March 14, 2017
Outrage in Brazil After Team Signs Soccer Player Who Murdered His Girlfriend
He only served seven years in prison.
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Emma Von Zeipel | September 1, 2016
Brazil Senate Votes to Oust President Dilma Rousseff From Office
Was there an actual crime or just a political controversy?
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Rant Crush | August 26, 2016
RantCrush Top 5: August 26, 2016
TGIF!
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Alec Siegel | August 25, 2016
Impeachment Deliberations Begin for Brazil’s President, Vote Due Next Week
Rousseff has been suspended since May.
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Rant Crush | August 18, 2016
RantCrush Top 5: August 18, 2016
What's happening today?
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Mariam Jaffery | August 18, 2016
Was Ryan Lochte Lying About the Rio Robbery? Brazilian Investigation Gets Messy
Ryan Lochte's alleged Rio robbery story just got a whole lot messier.
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Anneliese Mahoney | August 14, 2016
Ryan Lochte, Other Team USA Swimmers, Victims of Armed Robbery in Rio
Concerns over safety at Rio seem founded.
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Alexis Evans | August 8, 2016
Second Olympic Boxer Accused of Sexual Assault in Rio
What's going on in the Olympic Village?
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Emma Von Zeipel | June 23, 2016
Jaguar Killed While Fleeing Olympic Torch Ceremony in Brazil
The Rio Olympics continues to be plagued by scandals.
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Jillian Sequeira | June 21, 2016
Bacteria on the Beaches: No One Wins at Rio 2016
It appears that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong at this year's Olympics.
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Emma Von Zeipel | May 17, 2016
Anti-Zika Treated Condoms to be Handed out to Australian Olympic Team
For those who want to get it on safely in the Olympic Village.
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Alec Siegel | May 12, 2016
Impeached in Brazil: President Booted Amid Scandal and Public Outrage
Departing leader calls her impeachment a "coup."
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Sean Simon | April 4, 2016
Brazil’s 2016 Olympics: Does Anyone Want to Go to Rio?
There's a lot of work that needs to be done.
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Jillian Sequeira | March 16, 2016
How to Get Away with Steroids: Doping on the Eve of Rio 2016
The Rio games are almost here.
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 21, 2015
Where’s Your Meat From? Congress Repeals Country-of-Origin Labeling
The COOL act has been repealed--is that cool or not?
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 1, 2015
Brazilian Non-Profit Criola Group Confronts Racist Social Media Users with Billboards
Will hitting close to home be successful?
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Anneliese Mahoney | December 27, 2014
ICYMI: Top 15 Top News Stories of 2014
There were a lot of big news stories this year, from the Olympics in early 2014 to the...
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Trevor Smith | July 25, 2014
Brazil Lost the World Cup and the Battle Against Crime
While the World Cup brought some of the mot talented soccer players to the forefront, it also brought...
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Natasha Paulmeno | July 15, 2014
Is There Any Mortar in These BRICS?
Brazil is hosting a major international party today and the United States is not invited. While Brazil, Russia,...
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Ryan Purcell | June 18, 2014
World Cup Brazil: ‘Let Them Eat Football!’
“According to the mural, soccer is the opium of the masses, the bread and circuses of today’s Brazil:...
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Alex Hill | June 12, 2014
The Dark Side of the World Cup: Corruption, Bribery, and Civil Unrest
As soccer fans around the globe eagerly tune in to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, it is important to...
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Vasudha Sadana | November 1, 2013
NSA: A Repeat of Watergate
Democrats are usually the ones to promote more government control, but President Nixon was a Republican. Though he...