The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ Latin America's Voice from Brazil Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:01:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.riotimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/icon-512-80x80.png The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ 32 32 A Wall Street Model Ranks Latin America’s World Cup Chances https://www.riotimesonline.com/a-wall-street-model-ranks-latin-americas-world-cup-chances/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661782 World Cup 2026 · Business of Football Key Facts —The forecast: A Goldman Sachs model gives Spain a 26% chance of winning the 2026 World Cup, ahead of France (19%), Argentina (14%) and Brazil (8%). —The Latin angle: Argentina rank third and Brazil fifth; the model projects an all-South American semi-final between the two before […]

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]]> India Turns to Venezuela Oil as the Hormuz Crisis Bites https://www.riotimesonline.com/india-turns-to-venezuela-oil-as-the-hormuz-crisis-bites/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:27:42 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661781 Venezuela · Economy Key Facts —The meeting: Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 4 during a five-day visit focused on energy. —The volumes: Venezuelan shipments to India reached about 417,000 barrels a day this month, up from roughly 283,000 in April and from zero for most […]

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]]> World Cup 2026 Guadalajara: Stadium Buses and Road Closures https://www.riotimesonline.com/world-cup-2026-guadalajara-stadium-buses-road-closures/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:15:56 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661796 MEXICO · WORLD CUP Key Facts —The setup: World Cup 2026 Guadalajara matches come with no public parking at the stadium, by FIFA’s decision. —The official ride: “Ride al Estadio” buses run from 10 points across the city for 500 pesos (about US$27) round trip, ticket holders only. —The closures: On match days — June […]

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]]> World Cup 2026 Security: Mexico Deploys 99,000-Strong Force https://www.riotimesonline.com/world-cup-2026-security-mexico-99000-force/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:15:36 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661794 MEXICO · WORLD CUP Key Facts —The plan: Mexico’s World Cup 2026 security operation, Plan Kukulkán, deploys more than 99,000 personnel nationwide. —The forces: Around 20,000 armed-forces troops per venue deployment, over 20 federal agencies, 2,100-plus military vehicles and anti-explosives dog units. —Mexico City: 11,219 officers and 1,000-plus vehicles, with 7,708 assigned to the stadium […]

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]]> Feira Preta, Latin America’s Top Black Culture Festival, Returns https://www.riotimesonline.com/feira-preta-latin-americas-top-black-culture-festival-returns/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:11:07 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661757 Brazil · Culture Key Facts —The event: Feira Preta, billed as Latin America’s largest festival of Black culture and entrepreneurship, ran May 29-31 at Rio de Janeiro’s Pier Mauá. —The return: It was the festival’s first edition in Rio in about a decade, staged in the historic Pequena África district, with free admission and roughly […]

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]]> Chinese Flight Searches to Uruguay Jump After Visa-Free Pledge https://www.riotimesonline.com/chinese-flight-searches-to-uruguay-jump-after-visa-free-pledge/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:57:20 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661756 Uruguay · Economy Key Facts —The trigger: Uruguay’s foreign minister, Mario Lubetkin, announced on June 4 that the country will start the process of waiving visas for Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports. —The reaction: Chinese travel platform Qunar reported that flight searches to Montevideo jumped nearly 20-fold within an hour and rose dozens of times […]

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]]> Argentine Chef Narda Lepes Wants Latin America to Rethink Food https://www.riotimesonline.com/argentine-chef-narda-lepes-wants-latin-america-to-rethink-food/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:42:22 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661749 Argentina · Culture Key Facts —Who she is: Born in Buenos Aires in 1972, Narda Lepes is one of Argentina’s most recognized chefs, named Latin America’s Best Female Chef in 2020 — the first and so far only Argentine woman to win it. —Her argument: She says Latin American cuisine cannot advance if only expensive […]

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]]> USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, June 5, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/usa-canada-intelligence-brief-jobs-blowout-rate-cut-june-5/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:03:10 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661748 USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Friday: a US jobs report more than doubled forecasts, all but ending hopes of interest-rate cuts and sharpening the split w…

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]]> World Cup Hiring Boom Lifts Mexico Tourism and Construction https://www.riotimesonline.com/mexico-world-cup-hiring-surge-tourism-construction-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:55:05 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661763 Mexico · Economy Key Facts —The surge: World Cup hiring jumped in Mexico in March and April, with construction vacancies up as much as 114% year-on-year, per jobs platform OCC. —The sectors: Tourism, entertainment, logistics, hospitality and infrastructure led the increase in vacancies. —The candidate pools: Over 1 million registered candidates in retail, 550,000 in […]

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]]> Indio Solari, Towering Figure of Argentine Rock, Dies at 77 https://www.riotimesonline.com/indio-solari-argentine-rock-legend-dies-77-2026/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:54:59 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=661762 Argentina · Culture Key Facts —The death: Carlos Alberto Solari, known to all as Indio Solari, died on June 5, 2026, at his home in Parque Leloir, outside Buenos Aires, aged 77. —The cause: He had lived with Parkinson’s disease since a diagnosis he made public in 2016; authorities ordered a routine autopsy. —The band: […]

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