Rio to Add Green Building Incentives: Daily
A new law aimed at encouraging the construction of “green buildings” is expected to be presented by Rio Mayor Eduardo...
June 10, 2012Section
Real Estate
Real Estate News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Barra da Tijuca, a Modern Profile
Barra da Tijuca is the center of Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) home to many expatriates in Rio including Mateen...
June 5, 2012
Large Scaffolding Collapses in Leblon: Daily
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Scaffolding at the old Scala in Leblon, where a new...
June 5, 2012
UOP Shock and Order in Catete, Flamengo, Gloria
A new Unidade de Ordem Pública (UOP, Public Order Unit) began the patrolling of Catete, Flamengo and Gloria, as part...
May 29, 2012
Barra da Tijuca Braces for Rio+20
An estimated 50,000 have already booked most of the hotels in Rio de Janeiro, and accommodation and transportation is set...
May 22, 2012
Another Centro Building Collapse in Rio
Another building crumbled to the ground in Centro, stressing the dire need for attention for much of the aging infrastructure...
May 22, 2012
Rio Accommodations Slim for Rio+20
The United Nations’ Rio+20 conference is weeks away, and with over 95 percent of the city’s hotels booked to capacity,...
May 15, 2012Protests to Save Ipanema Trees: Daily
Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz in Ipanema was at the center of a protest against plans to remove 113 trees...
May 13, 2012
Real Estate Market in Maricá, Rio State
Maricá is situated on the coast of Rio State just about twenty kilometers away from Niteroi, and only about sixty...
May 8, 2012