The New York Times August 21st, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer RIO DE JANEIRO — I thought of beginning this column by praising Brazil’s friendly and open-minded people, the natural beauty of our landscape and the supreme delight that are Globo biscuits. But perhaps sarcasm isn’t the best response to those who blame me […]
Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
I criticized the Olympics. That doesn’t make me a traitor
Posted: 21st agosto 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Olympics, Rio 2016
Brazil’s Olympic Catastrophe
Posted: 3rd julho 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro
The New York Times July 1st, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer RIO DE JANEIRO — IT’S official: The Olympic Games in Rio are an unnatural disaster. On June 17, fewer than 50 days before the start of the Games, the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a “state of public calamity.” A financial crisis is […]
