The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ Latin America's Voice from Brazil Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:40:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.riotimesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/icon-512-80x80.png The Rio Times https://www.riotimesonline.com/ 32 32 Messi, at 38, Breaks an Argentina Goal Record Standing Since 1957 https://www.riotimesonline.com/messi-record-labruna-1957-argentina-oldest-scorer-world-cup-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:40:35 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662735 Metropole · Sport Key Facts — The moment. Lionel Messi, 38, came off the bench and scored within two minutes in Argentina’s final warm-up before the World Cup. — The record. He became the oldest player ever to score for Argentina, passing a mark set in 1957. — The man he passed. Angel Labruna, a […]

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]]> Latin America Sports Daily for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/latin-america-sports-daily-for-wednesday-june-10-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:36:51 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662728 Messi scores at 38 to become Argentina's oldest-ever scorer; Neymar confirmed out for Morocco; Paraguay coach correction — it's Alfaro, not Garnero.

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]]> Colombia App Raises $5 Million for Microdramas: Phone Soap Operas https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-idilio-microdrama-app-5-million-seed-round-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:34:58 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662708 Colombia · Economy Key Facts — The raise. Colombian startup Idilio has closed a $5 million seed round for its short-vertical-video drama app. — The backers. The round was led by a16z Speedrun, with Nubank founder David Velez and Hollywood’s Jeffrey Katzenberg joining. — The founder. Gabriela Tafur, a Stanford-trained lawyer and former beauty queen, […]

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]]> Colombia Reservoirs Fall Short of Target as El Nino Nears https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-reservoirs-below-target-el-nino-power-risk-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:23:55 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662727 Colombia · Energy Key Facts — The gap. Colombia’s reservoirs sat at about 69% in early June, against the 80% the grid operator wants before El Nino. — Why it matters. The country generates most of its electricity from hydropower, so reservoir levels are the power supply. — The threat. Forecasters put the odds of […]

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]]> Chile Drops Its Balanced-Budget Pledge in New Fiscal Decree https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-fiscal-decree-deficit-target-balanced-budget-abandoned-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:16:39 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662707 Chile · Economy Key Facts — Promise dropped. Chile’s government has formally abandoned its campaign pledge to balance the budget by 2030. — The new path. A June 9 decree sets a falling deficit target, from about 2.6% of output this year to roughly 1.5% in 2030. — Debt ceiling held. The government keeps its […]

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]]> A Master Director Turns an Argentine Murder Into Great Cinema https://www.riotimesonline.com/lucrecia-martel-nuestra-tierra-documentary-argentina-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:52:07 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662706 Metropole · Film Key Facts — Who. Lucrecia Martel is one of the most admired filmmakers in the world, and a leading light of Argentine cinema. — The film. “Nuestra Tierra” is her first documentary and her first feature since the acclaimed “Zama” in 2017. — The subject. It centers on the 2009 killing of […]

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]]> Colombia to Buy Brazilian Transport Planes After Crash https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-c390-embraer-transport-aircraft-purchase-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:38:01 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/colombia-c390-embraer-transport-aircraft-purchase-june-2026/ Colombia will buy Brazilian C-390 transport planes to replace its aging fleet, a move pushed by a deadly military plane crash that killed 70 people.

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]]> São Paulo Daily Brief for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/sao-paulo-daily-brief-for-wednesday-june-10-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:28:36 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662704 Wednesday June 10 is the last clear day before the rain arrives — 23°C and 10% , the full Paulista corridor open, the World Cup a day away. After this, it gets wet: 60% Thursday, 50%…

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]]> Six Nations Bring Their Air Forces to Chile for War Games https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-salitre-2026-multinational-air-force-exercise-june-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:27:42 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/chile-salitre-2026-multinational-air-force-exercise-june-2026/ A major air force exercise in Chile gathers six nations in the Atacama desert from June 27, the largest combined air drill in South America this year.

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]]> Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Wednesday, June 10, 2026 https://www.riotimesonline.com/rio-de-janeiro-daily-brief-for-wednesday-june-10-2026/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:21:53 +0000 https://www.riotimesonline.com/?p=662702 Wednesday June 10 is the last full day before the World Cup — and Rio couldn't have scripted it better. 25°C and 10% rain , the full city open, and a day to use slowly before…

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