Monthly Archives: June 2010
Parede Poster Art Festival 2010
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – By all accounts, Rio is an outdoor city with a striking visual character. No other...
Health Fears Close Rio Bars and Shops
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Currently aiming to attain a standard of improved quality in many aspects of life in Rio...
The ‘Kilo’ Restaurant Phenomenon
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – On almost every street in Rio de Janeiro restaurant signs that say "comida por quilo", (food...
A Park in the Heart of Rio
By Alexander Ponsen, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Tucked behind the trees that line the buzzing Aterro highway lies one of Rio’s many marvelous...
Cultural Center Transforming Lives
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Deep in the heart of the Baixada Fluminense, the seemingly never-ending low-lying suburb stretching out...
Bruno Linked to Missing Girlfriend
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – While the drama of the World Cup grabs all the sporting headlines in Brazil and...
Across the Bay: Discovering Niteroi
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter
NITEROI - If you ask a typical Carioca what is best about Niterói, they will probably answer, "The view of...
What R$500,000 Buys You in Rio
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – We continue our look at what different budgets will get you in different neighborhoods in...
Repsol Pursue Brazil’s Pre-Salt Oil
By Jewellord T. Nem Singh, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Petrobrás announced the discovery of new oil deposits on June 23rd in the offshore...
