This week’s election of a host city for the 2015 Pan American Games brings back memories of the contest for the 2007 Pan Ams in which Rio de Janeiro beat the bid from San Antonio, Texas. Plenty of lessons that the U.S. didn’t learn from that defeat that might have helped Chicago –such as don’t [...]
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Op Ed: Rio 2016 Olympics Certain Seven Years Ago
Posted in Op Ed, Rio 2016, tagged 2015 Pan American Games, 2016, Brazilian Olympic Committee, Carlos Nuzman, Chicago, David Robinson, IOC, Pan Ams, PASO, Rio de Janeiro, USOC on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Op Ed: Olympic Spotlight on Rio Crime
Posted in Op Ed, tagged 2016, brazil, crime, games, helicopter, olympic, rio, violence on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It didn’t take long for the golden glow of winning the Olympics to turn into a harsh spotlight for Rio de Janeiro. Maybe that’s a good thing. Fears that Rio de Janeiro is not safe for the Olympics surely were rekindled in the favela gunfire of the past week. Two dozen are dead, including three [...]
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