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Macaé, Oil Rush Boomtown
By Sarah Coursey, Editor
RIO DE JANEIRO - With an economy that grew 600 percent in the last ten years – a boom greater than China's...
Blocos Protest Carnival Laws
By Bruno de Nicola, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - On Sunday August 30, a union of blocos de rua (street parties) held a demonstration...
Swine Flu Schools Reopen
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - This week marks back to school for hundreds of thousands of school children following their extended...
Property Hotspot: Rio’s Lake Region
By Nicholas Storey, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - East of Rio de Janeiro proper lies the tranquil lake region, in fact magnificent sea-fed lagoons...
Water Like Wine in Guatemala
By Aaron Smith, Contributing Reporter
GUATEMALA - “Goin’ up the country where water tastes like wine,” to quote 1970s musicians Canned Heat, sprung to...
Santa Teresa – Bohemians on the Hillside
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - A visit to Santa Teresa is like traveling back in time. Little has changed in...
The Best Beaches of Rio State
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's immense coastline is full of amazing beaches, and the state of Rio de Janeiro is...
Surf Spots In Rio State
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - The state of Rio de Janeiro has over 100 beaches, many of them have surf breaks....
Jazz Guesthouse Lifts a Favela
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – July 2009 sees the third birthday of Jazz At The Maze, and marks eight and a...
Flamengo: Tradition And Tranquility
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Bordered by Botafogo, Catete and Laranjeiras, Flamengo represents a different aspect of Zona Sul. This little...
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...
The Sugarloaf, Above the City
By Hakan Almerfors, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Pão de Açucar, Sugarloaf in English, is one of the more famous tourist attractions in the...
Rio’s Overlooked Treasure: Glória
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - What if there existed a neighborhood that was: affordable, verdant, peaceful, tightly-knit, safe, pedestrian and car-friendly,...