CIAO DATE: 10/2011
Volume: 5, Issue: 3
June 2011
Lionel Messi, Albert Pujols, Marta Vieira, and other star athletes from the hemisphere highlight their favorite causes.
Andrew Zimbalist
Can Brazil build the massive infrastructure it needs to host the Olympics and the World Cup?
It's Not Your Grandfather's Hemisphere
Arturo Valenzuela
The U.S. moves beyond traditional diplomacy.
Rob Ruck
Unscrupulous agents prey on young Dominican players. It's time to clean up their mess.
Sabrina Karim
Peru's anti-corruption gambit.
Dating back to pre-Columbian times, the Quechua Scissors Dance is still practiced in Peru. Photos by Nicolas Vallaume.
Simon Kuper
Fans like their teams—but not necessarily the politicians who support them.
Anthony DePalma
Old burdens, new challenges.
Covering Sports in Latin America
Lisa Delpy Neirotti, Jeffrey Bliss
The fierce battle over sports media rights.
Hearts, Minds and Bottom Lines
Simon Wardle
Fans and profits.
Fabian Koss
Getting kids in the game—and out of trouble.
Richard Feinberg
A Nicaraguan baseball academy offers more than just hitting and fielding.
Ask the Experts: Sports—Business, Integration & Social Change
Larry Rohter, Mick Cornett, Robert A. Baade, Marty Markowitz
Does hosting sporting events promote social and economic development?
Juan C. Cappello
Women athletes must be promoted and awarded in the same way as their male counterparts.