Rio hilltop soccer

New York Times obsession with Brazil continues. This time, it's a video essay on an informal soccer pitch.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/soccer/100000002504736/rio-soccer-reaches-new-heights.html

Next time, stay in Rocinha!

An American so in love with Rio he starts a service to help tourists and foreign students stay in the world's largest favela. Genius or madman?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2013/10/13/helping-tourists-go-native-in-brazil/