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Celebrating Samba’s National Day in Rio this Weekend
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Saturday, December 2nd, Rio de Janeiro celebrates the National Day of Samba, Brazil's most...
Série A Samba Schools Will Open Rio’s 2017 Carnival
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With 2017’s Carnival celebrations approaching next month, Rio de Janeiro’s samba schools are getting ready...
Rio’s Museum of Samba Earns National Cultural Recognition
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - To celebrate its 80th birthday, the Institute of National Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) has...
Another Crisis in Brazil’s Temer Administration
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Michel Temer is facing yet another crisis with one of his cabinet members,...
Questions Continue After the Collapse of Rio’s Cycle Path
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Disbelief and disappointment still abound in Rio de Janeiro as the city comes to...
Rio’s Marina da Glória Reopens in Time for the Olympics
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Marina da Glória, in Flamengo, was re-opened on Thursday, April 7th. For almost...
Estácio de Sá Opens 2016 Rio de Janeiro Carnival Competition
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Winning the 2015 Série A competition, the samba school Estácio de Sá returns to...
Exhibit Opens for 50th Anniversary of Flamengo Park
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On September 30th, Centro Cultural Correios held an opening ceremony for a new exhibition,...
Preparing for the Second Night of Série A Carnival Parades
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the second day of competitions, Saturday February 14th, eight samba schools of the second...
VLT Construction Discovers Antique Pavement in Rio’s Centro
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The construction of Rio’s latest transportation infrastructure, the VLT (Veículo Leve sobre Trilhos - Light...
Rio’s Pedregulho Complex Receives R$10.5 Million Makeover
By George Utley, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since opening in 1952, the Conjunto Prefeito Mendes de Moraes, more commonly known as Pedregulho...
Court Suspends Renaming of Copacabana Palace: Daily
By William Jones, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The 9th Court of Public Finance has just granted an injunction preventing any change in...
Marina da Glória Project Approved: Daily
By Nicole Froio, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian business magnate Eike Batista has received federal permission to build a shopping complex and...
Families Ordered to Leave Botanic Garden
By Andrew Willis, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the latest development in a long-running dispute over ‘irregular’ housing, the Brazilian Court of...