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State Violence In Bolsonaro’s Brazil On The Rise

State Violence In Bolsonaro’s Brazil On The Rise

Last Friday, the Brazilian Military Police (MP) killed 13 people after a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This happened as President Jair Bolsonaro and Rio governor Wilson Witzel escalate their “drug war” rhetoric, Democracy Now reports. Glenn Greenwald, a Pulitzer-winning Journalist, and husband to Rio city politician David Miranda, quoted Brazilian newspaper Folha in […]

5y ago

Ryan Lochte Exoneration Possible As New Details Emerge About Rio

Ryan Lochte Exoneration Possible As New Details Emerge About Rio

Ryan Lochte sponsors should probably hold off from any further withdrawal of sponsorship. New details regarding what really happened to him and his three fellow athletes in Rio could have been a setup. At the moment, fresh information is starting to paint the picture that Rio de Janeiro officials could be guilty of extorting money […]

7y ago

Rio 2016 Olympics: Opinions Vary Whether The Games Would Leave A Lasting Legacy

Rio 2016 Olympics: Opinions Vary Whether The Games Would Leave A Lasting Legacy

Rio 2016 Olympics are over. The spotlights are now off and the dust has finally settled in on the ground. The city that hosted the Summer Olympics for two weeks amid political and economic mishaps has somehow managed to bring everything to an end with relative success and a sigh of relief. However, opinions vary […]

7y ago

Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte Face Off For The Last Time Tonight

Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte Face Off For The Last Time Tonight

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are locking horns again. This time, it’s in the 2016 Rio Olympics. However, this kind of friendly showdown between the two Olympic swimming athletes is for a limited time only. This is what makes tonight’s 200-meter individual medley a big-ticket Olympic event to watch. Michael Phelps, who is only 31 […]

7y ago

Olympic Village Fire: Alarms Fail To Alert Australian Team To Danger

Olympic Village Fire: Alarms Fail To Alert Australian Team To Danger

The Australian Olympic Committee was furious Friday night when a fire broke out in the parking lot of their building without the fire alarms going off. Many of the teams staying in the Olympic village in Rio de Janeiro have had issues with their accommodations. There have been complaints about backed up plumbing, exposed wires, […]

7y ago

Athlete Jason Lee Reportedly Kidnapped In Rio, Forced To Pay Ransom Just Days Before Olympics [Video]

Athlete Jason Lee Reportedly Kidnapped In Rio, Forced To Pay Ransom Just Days Before Olympics [Video]

Athlete Jason Lee has become the poster child for security concerns that have plagued the 2016 Rio Olympics. For months, Brazilians have claimed that the nation would be incapable of providing basic security to Olympic athletes during the 2016 summer games, and if Jason’s Lee’s story is any indication, the people of Brazil were telling […]

7y ago

Rio Olympics 2016 Threatened After ‘Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil’ Pledges Allegiance To ISIS – Brazilian Islamist Group Starts Following Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Rio Olympics 2016 Threatened After ‘Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil’ Pledges Allegiance To ISIS – Brazilian Islamist Group Starts Following Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

The threat to the Rio Olympics 2016 was increased after a local Islamist group pledged allegiance to ISIS. A Brazilian group, called “Ansar al-Khilafah Brazil” confirmed it now follows the preaching of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and they will promote IS propaganda in multiple languages. Less than three weeks before the Rio Olympics […]

7y ago

Rio Police Strike Over Budget Cuts Weeks Ahead Of Rio Olympics 2016

Rio Police Strike Over Budget Cuts Weeks Ahead Of Rio Olympics 2016

Tens of thousands of people will visit Rio de Janeiro in a few weeks to enjoy the 2016 Olympic Games. However, just weeks prior to the event, Rio police have gone out on strike over budget cuts and salaries. Reportedly patrol cars are parked and police helicopters are grounded, while the police march in the […]

7y ago

Rio Olympics 2016 Could Be A ‘Big Failure’ Says Rio de Janeiro’s Acting Governor: Is He Right About The Ominous Prediction?

Rio Olympics 2016 Could Be A ‘Big Failure’ Says Rio de Janeiro’s Acting Governor: Is He Right About The Ominous Prediction?

The Rio Olympic Games 2016, which are scheduled to kick off in less than six weeks, could turn out to be a “big failure,” said the state of Rio de Janeiro’s acting governor, Francisco Dornelles. Painting a rather grim picture about one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, Dornelles cautioned that unless the city […]

7y ago

Rio De Janeiro Declares Financial Crisis Less Than 50 Days From Olympics. Could Rio 2016 Be In Jeopardy?

Rio De Janeiro Declares Financial Crisis Less Than 50 Days From Olympics. Could Rio 2016 Be In Jeopardy?

Rio De Janeiro is facing a financial crisis according to its acting governor, Francisco Dornelles. The news of Rio’s financial problems comes as the world prepares to descend on Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics. According to Yahoo Sports, Rio’s governor requested federal funds to help with the looming financial crumble. Fearing that the city […]

7y ago

Rio Olympics: Guanabara Bay and Five Beaches Test Positive For Super Bacteria, Water Polluted With Debris, Raw Sewage

Rio Olympics: Guanabara Bay and Five Beaches Test Positive For Super Bacteria, Water Polluted With Debris, Raw Sewage

The Olympic games are set to start in Rio de Janeiro on August 5th. Rio beaches and the lagoon that will be used for the games have tested positive for drug-resistant “super bacteria,” according to Reuters. The very water that athletes will compete in for swimming, rowing, canoeing and other sports. The U.S. Centers for […]

7y ago

A Gang Rape In Brazil Shocked The Nation When A Video Surfaced Of An Unconscious 16-Year-Old Surrounded By Mocking Attackers

A Gang Rape In Brazil Shocked The Nation When A Video Surfaced Of An Unconscious 16-Year-Old Surrounded By Mocking Attackers

A gang rape in Brazil shocked the nation when a 38-second video of a 16-year-old naked and unconscious girl surfaced on social media. In the video, male voices were bragging about how more than 30 men had sex with her. They showed close-ups of her genitalia, used profane language, and poked at her. One of […]

8y ago

Olympic Games 2016: Marred By Political Corruption And Failing Economy

Olympic Games 2016: Marred By Political Corruption And Failing Economy

School Children To Receive Free Tickets With more than half of the tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games remaining unsold, the Brazilian government has taken to purchasing them to distribute to school children. Never has an Olympic Games event faced this shortage of ticket sales, and the games are just 4 months away. https://twitter.com/rodimusprime/status/717197887055204353 How […]

8y ago

Rio De Janeiro Olympics 2016: Disappointing Ticket Sales And Public Scandal Marring Major Event

Rio De Janeiro Olympics 2016: Disappointing Ticket Sales And Public Scandal Marring Major Event

With the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics just a few months away, Brazil is spiraling out of control both economically and politically. Brazilians are split between wanting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for corruption, or keeping her in office at all costs to combat the political opposition. Meanwhile, inflation has topped 10 percent — its […]

8y ago

Penguin Travels 5,000 Miles Each Year To Visit Brazilian Rescuer [Video]

Penguin Travels 5,000 Miles Each Year To Visit Brazilian Rescuer [Video]

Every year, a South American Magellanic penguin named Dindim travels 5,000 miles to visit his human best friend and rescuer in Brazil. Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, found the tiny, oil-covered and starving penguin wasting away on rocks in 2011. Mr. de Souza, a retired bricklayer and part-time fisherman, rescued the helpless young penguin, cleaned […]

8y ago

Rio de Janeiro Announces Health Emergency & Corruption Probe Just Months Away From Olympics

Rio de Janeiro Announces Health Emergency & Corruption Probe Just Months Away From Olympics

Rio de Janeiro is only seven months away from hosting the Olympic Games, and there are many worldwide who are becoming increasingly worried as to whether the city is up to the task. The news just recently broke that the Brazilian Attorney General has initiated an investigation into an alleged bribing scheme between lawmakers and […]

8y ago

The Infectiously Dirty Waters of Rio De Janeiro Pose Threat To 2016 Olympic Athletes’ Health

The Infectiously Dirty Waters of Rio De Janeiro Pose Threat To 2016 Olympic Athletes’ Health

The beauty of Rio De Janeiro is known the world over for its undeniable appeal, and as the venue for the upcoming 2016 Olympic games it promises amazing views. However, the Associated Press has released a study which states that the waters where events are scheduled to take place are so contaminated with human feces […]

8y ago

World’s Worst Chinese Restaurant: You Won’t Believe What Cops Found When They Raided This Eatery

World’s Worst Chinese Restaurant: You Won’t Believe What Cops Found When They Raided This Eatery

There are a lot of excellent Chinese restaurants in the world. This story is not about one of them. In fact, as police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, discovered last week, this place was less of a restaurant than a little shop of horrors — and this horror show was all-too-real. With Rio de Janeiro […]

9y ago

LGBT Photo & ‘Homophobic Rant’ Go Viral, But Things Are Not What They Seem

LGBT Photo & ‘Homophobic Rant’ Go Viral, But Things Are Not What They Seem

On Wednesday, a Brazilian man posted a photo on Facebook of two women lovingly embracing on a subway platform. He then proceeded to add what sounds like a homophobic rant. However, there is more to the story and the post has gone viral on the social platform. In the rant, Nelson Felippe points out that […]

9y ago

Ronda Rousey Says Fight With Bethe Correia Personal: ‘If You F**k With My Family, You Are F**ked!’

Ronda Rousey Says Fight With Bethe Correia Personal: ‘If You F**k With My Family, You Are F**ked!’

After her latest win against Cat Zingano, many fans feel no woman in the MMA today can stop Ronda Rousey. Such a belief is enforced by the fact that Rousey’s last fight against Zingano lasted only 14 seconds, a record for the quickest title fight in UFC history. Still, UFC fans wonder who will be […]

9y ago

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