Santa Teresa Bonde Back in 2014: Daily
Santa Teresa’s iconic yellow tram – the “bonde” – will be back on the rails in time for the 2014...
February 25, 2012Section
Real Estate
Real Estate News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Rio Gets Strict on Outside Seating Areas
Rio restaurants and bars appear to now have the local Prefeitura enforcing strict licensing laws surrounding the application for external...
February 21, 2012
Rio Carnival in Luxury Penthouse Style
Rio offers some of the best options in luxury living for those with the means, and this Carnival, more jet-setters...
February 14, 2012
Vidigal Guesthouses Thrive After UPP
Just a few weeks after Vidigal officially received its own Police Pacification Unit (“UPP”), investors and businesses are speculating on...
February 7, 2012
Revival of Praça General Osorio
Over the last several years the Praça General Osorio in Rio’s famous Ipanema has transformed from a “up-and-coming” area to...
January 31, 2012
Cap May Limit Rio Real Estate Boom: Daily
In the past few years the cost of real estate has skyrocketed in Rio de Janeiro, and regulators may make...
January 30, 2012
Residents Brace for Neighborhood Blocos
The news that three people had been arrested for public urination at a pre-Carnival bloco in Copacabana last week was...
January 24, 2012
Construction Businesses Grow 32% in Rio
Entrepreneurs starting up new businesses in Rio de Janeiro state have been attracted by the construction sector in growing numbers...
January 17, 2012
Natal Real Estate in Northeast Brazil
A housing and construction boom began in the early 2000’s in Natal Brazil when the Euro and Dollar were strong,...
January 17, 2012