Monthly Archives: February 2012

Brazil: Airports Gone Private

If you’ve ever been to Rio, one of the first things that will strike you is how ugly the Rio Airport is.  It looks like a concrete bunker.  Given the fact that the Germantown Favela is not far away, perhaps it is a concrete bunker.  Well, the guvment of Brazil is taking steps to changeContinue Reading

Brazil: Another Guv Official Resigns

Eight is enough, but it probably isn’t the end.  Brazil’s minister of cities resigned Thursday amid allegations of irregularities, the eighth member of President Dilma Rousseff’s Cabinet to step down since June.  I don’t know if Brazil is legitimately trying to clean up, or merely prettying up for the World Cup in 2014. Read AssociatedContinue Reading