Finding the Best Business Conference Spaces in Rio de Janeiro
Doing business in Brazil has a somewhat mixed reputation, with red-tape and bureaucracy often coinciding with exciting investment opportunities and...
February 1, 2019Section
Local Business
Local Business News in Rio de Janeiro City and State
Street Child United Brazil to Refurbish Rio Pitch in Complexo
After raising around R$12,000 at the British and Commonwealth Society’s Christmas Festival, Street Child United Brazil are now ready to...
January 23, 2019
UNESCO Announces Rio de Janeiro as the First ‘World Capital of Architecture’
This past Friday, January 18th, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, along with the President of the International...
January 22, 2019
New Rio Language Exchange Group ‘Mundo Lingo’ Launches
‘Mundo Lingo’ is a new language exchange group that recently launched in Rio de Janeiro, and which aims to attract...
January 14, 2019
Rio Court Blocks R$45.6 Million of Former Governor’s Assets
At the request of the Rio de Janeiro Prosecutor’s office a court blocked the assets of former state governor, Luiz...
January 10, 2019
‘Samba 360’ Continues to Provide Sports Gear to Rio’s Disadvantaged
Samba 360 is a New York-based NGO whose mission is to distribute sporting equipment to disadvantaged children throughout the world....
January 8, 2019
Hotel Occupancy Rate Surges in Rio Ahead of New Year’s Festivities
Rio de Janeiro hoteliers are celebrating this season with a surge in hotel occupancy rates for the city during the...
December 28, 2018
Rio State Tourism Program Reports R$8.86 Billion in 2018
Rio de Janeiro’s January to January Program generated 238 thousand jobs, bringing in R$8.86 billion and 12.5 million people to...
December 21, 2018
Rio’s Copacabana Palace and Belmond Group Sold for US$3.25 Billion
Considered the most famous hotel in the country, Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Palace has been sold to French group LVMH...
December 18, 2018