Tag: Barra de Tijuca

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lowlands behind Barra de Tijuca, including parts of Vargem, Recreio, and Jacarepaguá neighborhoods, are undergoing analysis and consultation for the possible creation of two new conservation units (UCs) by the Municipal Secretariat for...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In an unprecedented partnership, Orla Rio, the concessionaire responsible for managing 309 kiosks in the region from Leme to Pontal, Coveli, a Brazilian pet products manufacturer, and American Pet will inaugurate Célia's Kiosk this...

By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Aquece Rio tennis test event, which happened this past weekend, was the twentieth Olympic warm-up competition to take place but only the first to be staged at the Rio...

By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For the last six years, following a property boom, Rio has been home to the most expensive and perhaps the most over-priced real estate in Brazil. Now with the...

By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One of the pleasures of the practice of yoga is that it can be done almost anywhere. All that’s needed is some quiet, a mat, and a relatively flat...

Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – I've heard that man's best friend in not the dog, but reinforced concrete. The material allows for the building structures that define modern urban living, from skyscrapers to hydroelectric dams. This...

By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The lineup for Rock in Rio 2013 begins to take shape as organizers confirm that Beyoncé, Muse, John Mayer, Nickelback, Alice in Chains, Sepultura, and Avenged Sevenfold will join...

By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Barra da Tijuca is well-known for having one of the longest stretches of beach in Brazil (20 km) as well as generally less expensive and more spacious living than in...

By Esmee Verbeek and Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For both short-term visitors and those living in Rio, a nice day trip escape from the crowded beaches of Zona Sul (South Zone) is the sweeping coastline...