Finding Surf Lessons Along Rio’s Barra Beaches
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Barra’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) beaches offer some of the...
December 23, 2016Section
Travel
Travel News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
PUC-Rio Offers Academic Excellence for Learning Portuguese: Sponsored
For those wishing to obtain a higher level of Portuguese, PUC-Rio believes that the best way is to study on...
December 22, 2016
Rio Security Forces Launch 2017 Summer Policing Operations
To enforce security in Rio, Operação Praia (Beach Operation) has approximately 850 police officers from different units in action.
December 21, 2016Rio’s Museum of Tomorrow Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Thousands of people visited the city’s newest museum this Saturday, with free entry for the day to celebrate the museum’s...
December 19, 2016Consumer Protection Agency in Rio Reviews Top Hotels for Violations
Police inspections of hotels across Rio’s South Zone beachfronts has found irregularities in nineteen Copacabana hotels and eight in the...
December 16, 2016Brazilian Airlines No Longer Required to Offer Free Baggage
As of March 2017, airlines will no longer be legally obliged to guarantee free baggage for passengers on domestic and...
December 14, 2016
Exploring the New Centro and Port Zone of Rio de Janeiro
Primarily only thought of as an area to work or conduct business, today, Rio’s commercial district of Centro is revitalized...
December 9, 2016Visiting the Newly Refurbished Parks in Rio’s Zona Sul
Two public parks next to new stations for Rio de Janeiro's Metro Line 4 have reopened, forming an important part...
December 6, 2016
Tokyo Set to Attract Tourism for 2020 Olympic Games: Sponsored
The Tokyo 2020 Japan House during the Rio 2016 Olympics was set up within Cidade das Artes, a Rio de...
December 1, 2016