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, 2012Section
Real Estate
Real Estate News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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
Lapa Street Art Mural Awaiting Repair
In Lapa, the graffiti mural (Bambas da Lapa) on display near Circo Voador, a 300 square meter wall, is a...
May 1, 2012
Leblon Beach Water Pollution Challenges
Leblon's beach receives run-off from the Jardim de Allah and Visconde de Albuquerque canals, and residents have long since been...
April 24, 2012
What R$10,000 Rents in Rio 2012
Renting in Rio with a healthy budget of R$10,000 per month (US$5,400 with today’s 1.8 exchange rate) most people could...
April 17, 2012
Line 4 Metro License Approved in Rio: Daily
The environmental license for the construction of the Metro Line 4 was approved to build four new stations between Ipanema...
April 15, 2012