Itacoatiara Beach, Niterói Hideaway
By Virgilio Arnaut, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2069" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Itacoatiara beach, photo by Virgilio Arnaut"][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - Despite...
April 27, 2009Section
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New Prison and Victim’s Center Open
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1599" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New NUDEM Headquarters Avenida Rio Branco, photo by Philip Sever."][/caption] RIO...
April 21, 2009
Zona Norte and Zona Oeste in the Dark
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1609" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New lights in Barra da Tijuca, photo by Philip Sever."][/caption] RIO...
April 21, 2009
Books, Music and Cuba in Santa Teresa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1634" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The last edition of the Cuban Exhibition, photo by Zé Brandão."][/caption]...
April 21, 2009Pernambuco Invades Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1831" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cordel do Fogo Encantado, photo provided by the Fundição Progresso press...
April 21, 2009
“Divã”: Psychoanalysis at the Movies
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1654" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lilia Cabral plays Mercedes, a woman who rediscovers herself, photo by...
April 21, 2009
Brazil’s National Volleyball Superliga
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1626" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Players Fabi and Dani Lins celebrate Rio de Janeiro's victory, photo...
April 21, 2009
Flamengo Wins Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1588" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fabio Luciano, Flamengo's captain, lifts the Taça Rio Cup, photo by...
April 21, 2009
Hiking in Rio – The Jungle Around Us
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - One of the greatest attributes of Rio de Janeiro is how...
April 21, 2009
Rio Hosts the World Economic Forum
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1548" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Lula opens the WEF, photo by Alexandre Campbell."][/caption] RIO DE...
April 21, 2009
The Christ Statue and Corcovado
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1557" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="The Christ Statue seen from a plane, photo by Hakan Almerfors."][/caption]...
April 21, 2009
Semi-Finals of Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1310" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Flamengo's Juan scored the FlaFlu's only goal, photo by Ricardo Ayres/Photocamera."][/caption]...
April 15, 2009
Removing Illegal Street Vendors
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1294" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Camelos street vendors, photo by Philip Sever."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
April 14, 2009
Ipanema Obelisk to be Removed
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1296" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ipanema Obelisk and footbridge, photo by Philip Sever."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO...
April 14, 2009
Rio’s TV and Film Production Slowing
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1422" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jan Roldanus and friend on the set of the TheraFlu commercial...
April 14, 2009
Irish Pub Opens in Lapa
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1302" align="alignleft" width="286" caption="Owner Armando at the new Irish Pub in Lapa, photo by...
April 14, 2009Stallone Shoots “The Expendables” in Rio
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1347" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Stallone and actor Jason Statham on location, photo by Karen Ballard."][/caption]...
April 14, 2009Graffiti Artists Osgemeos
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Identical twin brothers Gustavo and Otávio Pandolfo started drawing on...
April 14, 2009Nação Zumbi at Circo Voador in Lapa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Nação Zumbi, photo provided by Circo Voador press department. "][/caption] RIO...
April 14, 2009
Brazil Advances in FIFA World Ranking
By Jayme Monsanto, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1275" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Brazil playing Bolivia above, is now in the FIFA World Ranking's...
April 14, 2009