Subscribe via RSS Macon Telegraph | IOC Delegation Meets Brazilian President Midland Daily News Also attending the meeting were key Brazilian stakeholders in the Rio 2016 project, including Brazilian Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo; Sergio Cabral, Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro; Edouardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro; Márcio Fortes, … Brazilian President remains strong supporter of Rio 2016, says El Moutawakel …Insidethegames.biz |
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IOC Delegation Meets Brazilian President – Midland Daily News
City 2.0 crowdsources our future – TG Daily
City 2.0 crowdsources our future TG Daily At the heart of the City 2.0 is a "wish" – the city's wish, if you will -which TED directors feel has been reflected in TED talks on the future of the city by Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, Harvard professor and economist Edward Glaeser and Vice … |
Samba dancers entertain Prince Harry as he attends party on Rio’s landmark … – Washington Post
 BBC News | Samba dancers entertain Prince Harry as he attends party on Rio's landmark … Washington Post RIO DE JANEIRO — Samba dancers swathed in orange ostrich feathers welcomed Britain's Prince Harry to a party on Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain on Friday. And apparently the fancy footwork was contagious. “Everything about Rio makes you want to … Prince Harry in Brazil on first official visitKhaleej Times IOC Inspectors Meet Brazil President; Medellin Signs YOG Candidature ProcedureAround the Rings (subscription) Prince Harry and UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a campaign to …BBC News |
Beneath Rio’s vibrant surface, exacting infrastructure tech – SmartPlanet.com (blog)
 BBC Sport | Beneath Rio's vibrant surface, exacting infrastructure tech SmartPlanet.com (blog) … in an effort to gain market share in the burgeoning “smart cities” industry, but the New York Times has a deeper look at its efforts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — and how that city is serving as a model for what's to come from the American company. Slum Dwellers Are Defying Brazil's Grand Design for OlympicsPittsburgh Post Gazette |
Brazil Carnival 2012: Bigger, Brighter, and More Important than Ever [PHOTOS] – International Business Times
 TIME | Brazil Carnival 2012: Bigger, Brighter, and More Important than Ever [PHOTOS] International Business Times Flanked by samba queens and doused in confetti, Rio de Janeiro's mayor symbolically handed control of the city over to the Carnival King on Friday to kick off the five-day event. "I am giving over a city at the height of its rebirth," Mayor Eduardo … Rio Carnival: Bigger, Brighter — More Organized?TIME Rio Carnival: bigger, brighter … more organized?Albany Times Union Brazil's Carnivals: a week of spectacular celebrationsPalm Beach Post |
First Rio 2016 Sports Venue Opens to the Public – Danbury News Times
First Rio 2016 Sports Venue Opens to the Public Danbury News Times Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo, which hosts the city's annual Carnival celebrations, has become the first Rio 2016 sports venue to open to the public following the completion of extensive renovation work. Rio de Janeiro's Sambodromo, which hosts the … |
Blind judges to size up samba at Sao Paulo Carnival – FRANCE 24
 FRANCE 24 | Blind judges to size up samba at Sao Paulo Carnival FRANCE 24 Brazilian Vania Flor, 27, of the famous Samba school Salgueiro, dances in Rio de Janeiro in January. A panel of five specially-trained blind judges will officiate at the eagerly-awaited percussion contest of the city’s famed samba schools on February … |
Sambodromo venue for Rio 2016 reopens after major renovation – Insidethegames.biz
Sambodromo venue for Rio 2016 reopens after major renovation Insidethegames.biz By Duncan Mackay February 13 – More than 1000 athletes and Carnival revelers have taken part in a 5.5 kilometres race that marked the reopening of the Sambodromo, the stage of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival’s samba school parades and venue for the archery … |
NEDA IX facilitates the conduct of RIO+20 Regional Consultation – Zamboanga Today Online
NEDA IX facilitates the conduct of RIO+20 Regional Consultation Zamboanga Today Online RDC IX Chairperson, Mayor Evelyn Uy, RDC IX Co-Chairperson Fr. Enrico Montano, and Governor Rommel Jalosjos of Zamboanga Sibugay were among those who participated in the activity. In the morning, the PCSD and NEDA-Central Office (CO) coordinating staff … |
Brazil Pushes for Sustainable Development Goals – Inter Press Service
Brazil Pushes for Sustainable Development Goals Inter Press Service "As the host of Rio+20, Brazil, and especially Rio de Janeiro, must have the strength to transform into concrete achievements" the commitments reached by the conference, said the mayor of Rio, Eduardo da Costa Paes. Rio de Janeiro has thus become a … |
