Everyone's writing about Rio...

• If you have a carseat in Rio, I suspect the value of it just went up... a Dorel child car seat factory was destroyed by fire this week in Rio de Janeiro. Already the newly-required-by-law items were in short supply. 
• A human trafficking ring was busted in Brazil this week with 12 people arrested. The scheme? Smuggling people (using false documents) into the US through Mexico but upon arrival,  holding them for ransom. 10 of the 12 were arrested in Minas Gerais. 
• Some ugly news that has spurred a lot of talk about hate crimes in Brazil - a teenager was shot (luckily he survived) by two military members at Rio's Pride parade. The accused have since been arrested, thankfully. 
• I am not the only person out there with concerns about Brazil's airports! These people have obviously also been to a Brazilian luggage carousel and know what I'm talking about.... maybe I can get some funding and support now for that "Acceptable Behaviour at the Luggage Carousel" instructional video? All joking aside, Giovanni Bisignani, CEO of the International Air Transport Association has stated that Brazil's overburdened airports cannot meet demand and are a "growing disaster" that could embarrass the country during the upcoming Olympic Games and World Cup if they aren't improved. Article on ESPN. From the same article, earlier this year, the IOC's principal concern was the lack of planning to revamp Brazil's airports.

• An interesting little read about art in Rio among other topics (dining, poverty, contrast in Rio, etc.)