21st Rio LGBT parade
Revellers take part in the 21st Rio LGBT pride parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 11, 2016.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment Americas Brazil, LGBT, parade, Rio
Revellers take part in the 21st Rio LGBT pride parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 11, 2016.
Steve Earley 0 Comment Americas, Sports Brazil, paralympics, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, soccer, sports, swimming, track and field
Ticket sales for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have surged following a slow start, to second-best in the games’ 56-year history, after London, according to the Associated Press. Competitions run through Sunday.
Matt Bracken 0 Comment Sports, World Brazil, Paralympic Games, paralympics, Rio
Photos from the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Olympics, Sports Brazil, Haiti, Olympics, Rio, Rio 2016 Olympics, swimming
It’s been nearly 90 years since Haiti earned a medal at the Olympic Games. But Haitian Olympic swimmer Frantz Mike Itelord Dorsainvi is aiming to break that dry spell. Swimming barely exists as a sport in Haiti, where there are few pools. Many Haitians, even some who fish for a living, never learn how to swim. More →