A lack of accountability casts a shadow on Brazil’s preparations to show off its progress with the World Cup and the Olympics.
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The Stadiums of Rio: Why They Are Not Yet Ready for the Olympics
Built for the 2007 Pan Am Games, they were supposed to help cut costs and give the Brazilian city a head start for its star turn in the 2016 Olympics. Well, now they are big question marks
Brazil: Dead Fish Swamp Future Olympic Rowing Venue
The Rio de Janeiro lake where Olympic rowers will compete in three years time has been filled with an estimated 65 tons of dead fish.
Brazil’s Epic Carnival: Scenes from Rio’s Sambadrome
The revelers and costumes were out in full force during Rio de Janeiro’s annual carnaval.
How the Santa Maria Fire Could Mark a Turning Point for Brazil
Many of the dead in the fire were young science and engineering students — just the kind of experts the country needs to advance into the ranks of the first world. Has the time come for Brazil to make sure its legal system …
Tale of Two Corruptos: Brazil and Mexico on Different Transparency Paths
Mexico complains, often rightly so, about being overshadowed by Brazil, but Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index is one more reminder of how Latin America’s two titans differ today
Brazil’s Largest Corruption Trial Yields Its Most Important Guilty Verdict
José Dirceu, one of Brazil’s most powerful political figures, has been convicted in the wide-ranging mensalão scandal trial, which is considered a key test of the nation’s modernization
Must-Reads from Around the World
On deck for Wednesday: The Italian government fires an entire city council for suspected ties with the mafia, the IMF lowers its global growth forecast, and the U.S. military reportedly gets more involved in the Syria crisis.
Must-Reads from Around the World
In today’s choices: the conflict in Syria seeps over its borders, the Latin economies still enjoying the good times and tests of sovereignty in the South China Sea.
La Roja‘s Stunning Euro 2012 Success Enthralls a Depressed Spain
Spain’s national soccer team wins an unprecedented third-straight international title with Sunday’s 4-0 European Championship win over Italy, and gives fans new reason for joy–and hope–amid the crushing euro crisis.
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 26, 2012
Today’s global stories delve into the prospects for peace in Kashmir, Paraguay’s presidential impeachment and the Queen’s historic visit to Northern Ireland.
After the G-20: Can the BRICS Save the Day?
From euro-zone bailouts to health, the BRICS nations are flexing their economic muscle and flipping old notions of who aids who upside down
