Alfredo Gago

Ronaldinho Gaúcho, the famous Brazilian soccer star, will be playing famous Costa Rican soccer players at the National Stadium in La Sabana San José.

One of the major proposed changes would swap the current sales tax for a value added tax that would encompass services as well as goods. Tourism activities would be exempt for the first year after the law goes into effect, then charged 5 percent in the second year, 10 percent in the third and 15 percent starting the fourth year.

The second installment of a new column on doing-it-yourself, tropical-style