Rio Starts Ban of Public Transit Vans: Daily
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes issued a decree banning public transport vans from operating in most of the...
April 12, 2013Section
Real Estate
Real Estate News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Salvador Emerging as Economic Hub
Despite the relative small size compared to São Paulo and Rio, Salvador has been emerging into a viable business center...
April 9, 2013
Transoeste BRT Faces More Questions
Questions as Rio continues to develop its transportation plan of BRT (Rapid Bus Transit) to better its infrastructure prior to...
April 9, 2013
Floor Plans in Rio by Piso Plano Design
English expatriate Charlie Crocker has launched a Rio-based business, Piso Plano Design, specializing in providing floor plans to fill a...
April 2, 2013
Commutes in Rio Take 31% Longer
Commuting to work in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo takes on average 31 percent longer than in other Brazilian...
March 26, 2013
Streets of Lapa Reopened for Traffic
The Rio city government has announced that the streets in Lapa will no longer block off traffic on weekend nights...
March 19, 2013
Thousands of Fish Die in Rio’s Lagoa: Daily
Residents around the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas have had their usually picturesque surroundings spoiled this week as low oxygen levels...
March 15, 2013
Macaé Real Estate Market Set to Grow
With a ballooning population, construction of high-end hotels and housing developments fueled by the expansion of the oil and gas...
March 12, 2013
Wages Outpaced by Property Prices in Rio
The rate at which average Rio property prices have risen over the past five years is four times greater than...
March 12, 2013