Over 1,000 Shops Have Closed in Rio de Janeiro Already This Year
The high price of rents and the worsening economy has led to the closure of 1,280 commercial establishments in Rio...
August 4, 2015Section
Real Estate
Real Estate News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Traces of Pre-Historic Rio are Found in Leopoldina
Signs of human habitation and clues to Rio’s history have been uncovered by archaeologists working on the city’s new metro...
July 28, 2015
Santa Teresa Bonde to Start Running With Passengers
The widely missed bonde (tram) in Santa Teresa, suspended since 2011, will start first tests with passengers today (July 27th),...
July 27, 2015
Rio MIS Museum in Copacabana Seventy Percent Complete
According to a government report the long awaited Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) that faces Copacabana beach has reached...
July 25, 2015
Taxi Drivers Protest Uber Car Service in Rio de Janeiro
Taxi drivers in Rio de Janeiro protested against transport organization app Uber, closing off streets in Centro and the Aterro...
July 24, 2015
Rio de Janeiro’s New Metro Line 4 to Open in June 2016
Rio de Janeiro's long anticipated new metro line 4 connecting the Zona Sul (South Zone) and Barra da Tijuca is...
July 22, 2015
Boats, SuperVia and Metro Still Owe Fines in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro's public transport companies providing the boat, train and metro services have received a total of 84 fines...
July 21, 2015
Rental Prices Down for First Time Since 2008 in Brazil
According to Fipe-Zap, for the thirteenth month in a row rental prices across Brazil rose below the inflation rate, and...
July 15, 2015
Santa Teresa’s Revived Bonde Tram Line Being Tested in Rio
On Tuesday July 7th ten days of testing of the Rio’s revived tramline began. Four empty trams are running along...
July 9, 2015