AgeRio Provides R$56 Million in Loans for Innovation Projects
AgeRio released survey results last month indicating that between 2013 and 2017, the state development agency provided loans worth R$56...
May 17, 2018Section
Local Business
Local Business News in Rio de Janeiro City and State
Rio’s Olympic Park in Barra Opens Tennis Courts to Public
Visitors can now reserve time on one of the tennis courts at the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca through...
May 3, 2018
Rio City Hall Imposes 1 Percent Tax on Uber, 99, and Cabify
Thanks to new legislation, Rio's most popular ride-hailing apps will now have to pay a one percent tax to City...
May 1, 2018Child Education Center Celebrates 10 Years in Rio’s Complexo da Maré
More than 2,000 families from Complexo da Maré have benefited from the daycare provided by RioSolidario, with around 200 children...
April 8, 2018Rio Rural Provides Assistance for Sustainable Farming Methods
Rio Rural, a program initiated by the Secretariat of Agriculture announced this week that they are supporting over 45,000 small-holding...
March 28, 2018How Expatriates in Rio de Janeiro Find Home Away From Home
Rio de Janeiro has a large expatriate community that is well-served by societies which offer a taste of home and...
March 14, 2018
Finding Classes to Learn Portuguese While in Rio de Janeiro
Whether you’re visiting for a week’s holiday, a month or two of traveling, or looking to work or set up...
March 13, 2018
Hotel Occupancy Should Reach 85 Percent for Carnival in Rio
After positive results from the New Year's Eve holiday in Rio, there is optimism to the hotel industry for Carnival...
January 11, 2018
Rio’s New Year’s Eve to Receive R$2 Million from BNDES
Also sponsored by Petrobras, Rio's 2018 New Year's celebrations cost R$25 million in public and private sponsorship, and expects to...
December 20, 2017