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Brazilian Films at Tribeca Festival
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Three families struggling against starvation, two ballet dancers from a Carioca favela determined to succeed, the...
Books, Music and Cuba in Santa Teresa
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - It was originally just a bookshop, but now you can also drink a coffee, eat a...
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 it is embedded in rain...
Stallone Shoots “The Expendables” in Rio
By Luiza Moscoso, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sylvester Stallone, legendary star of Rocky and Rambo franchises, is in Brazil shooting his new action...
Climate Change Report Commissioned
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The prefeitura announced last Monday that a group will be created to produce a report on...
Week of Zona Sul Drug Violence
By Cornelius Conboy, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Drug wars spilled out of the favelas into the Zona Sul last week as violence escalated...
Fight for Peace Boxing Club
By Sarah O'Sullivan, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - An Englishman has spent the last seven years fighting to provide an alternative for youngsters living...
Santa Teresa’s Bondinho Trolley
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A ride on the Santa Teresa trolley (called the "bondinho" in Rio) is like a journey...
Santa Teresa Community Faces Crime
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - In one week three burglaries have taken place in Santa Teresa. The first incident took place...
Slumdog Millionaire Opens in Rio
The Rio Times is an English language publication dedicated to the English speaking foreign community in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. Beyond keeping up with local events, The Rio Times will also cover issues of specific interest to foreign nationals here. Our mission is to provide the community with local information, and improve their understanding of the Cidade Maravilhosa and Brazil.