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Saturday, October 29th, 2011, Nightlife Guide
Saturday's Rio Nightlife Pick: Saturday is The American Society of Rio de Janeiro's annual Monster Bash for ghouls and goblins of all ages. This...
Sunday, October 30th, 2011, Nightlife Guide
Sunday's Rio Nightlife Pick: Trick-or-treat at the Gringo Café's spooky Halloween party from 3-5PM. Watching your little munsters decorate cookies and carve pumpkins will...
Monday, October 31st, 2011, Nightlife Guide
Monday's Rio Nightlife Pick: If these words are written in your native language, there is a good chance you are from a big country way...
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011, Nightlife Guide
Tuesday's Rio Nightlife Pick: Bip Bip owes its fame to an outstanding musical program. Tuesday nights are one of the best nights to check this...
SUS Doctors in Brazil Strike in 21 States: Daily
By Brennan Stark, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nearly 100,000 doctors and health professionals of the Unified Health System (SUS) in 21 states...
Lula Backs Silva and PCdoB in Scandal: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s popular former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called on embattled Sports Minister...
Protests Against Ipanema Metro Plans: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents in Ipanema, in Rio’s Zona Sul (South Zone) were out with banners and leaflets...
Brazil Will Only Play in Rio for Cup Final: Daily
By Gregory Scruggs, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the release of the 2014 World Cup group stage and elimination round schedules, Cariocas...
BRS Bus Lanes Planned for Centro Rio: Daily
By Gregory Scruggs, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an attempt to further tame Rio's traffic, the city announced that Bus Rapid System...
Federal Hospital to go on Strike in Rio: Daily
By Brennan Stark, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Doctors and hospital staff at Jacarepaguá's Federal Hospital Cardoso Fontes have announced they will strike beginning...
Brazil Sports Minister Accused in Scandal: Daily
By Ben Tavener, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sports Minister Orlando Silva, who recently joined a string of ministers in Dilma Rousseff’s government to...
Rio Braces for New Dengue Fever Epidemic
By Zoë Roller, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The approach of summer in Rio de Janeiro is known to bring an increased risk...
Brazil Anti-Corruption Protests Stay Active
By Ben Tavener, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It was not so long ago that Brazilians would have thought twice about protesting, after...
Studio RJ, a New Club Opens in Rio
By Gregory Scruggs, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The former nightclub Jazzmania, which long ago occupied the upstairs of the beachfront Arpoador corner...