Rio revamps tourism campaign to celebrate Sweethearts’ Day (Dia dos Namorados)
The O Rio Não Para (Rio Doesn't Stop) campaign has now been resumed and revamped for Valentine's and International LGBTQIA+...
June 11, 2021Section
Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s Mayor Eduardo Paes calls on police to investigate more and kill less
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, called on Wednesday, June 9, for the...
June 9, 2021
Rio de Janeiro: pregnant woman killed during shootout between police and drug dealers
A shootout between Rio de Janeiro state police and drug dealers in the Complexo do Lins resulted in the death...
June 9, 2021
Rio de Janeiro collects billions in CEDAE concession but debt to federal government not settled
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite having collected R$18.2 billion with the auction of the State Company for Water and...
June 8, 2021
Rio’s residential real estate market jumps 55% and once again attracts wealthy foreigners
The 21% drop in the Brazilian Real against the dollar since early 2020 has encouraged the search for bargains in...
June 7, 2021
Rio de Janeiro mayor warns city could cancel Copa America soccer games
A potential increase in COVID-19 cases in Rio de Janeiro could force the city to abruptly cancel matches in this...
June 4, 2021
Rio de Janeiro’s resort town Búzios – from pirates to jet set
The name Búzios is derived from Portuguese and refers to a shellfish that was common in the area.
June 3, 2021
Rio de Janeiro building collapse causes two deaths and four injuries (Update 2)
A girl and her father were killed. Four other people were injured when a four-story residential building collapsed on Thursday...
June 3, 2021
Bolsonaro faces high rejection and disapproval levels in Rio de Janeiro, his political cradle
Paran· Pesquisas shows that 52.7% of Rio de Janeiro residents reject Bolsonaro's government and 45.9% consider his performance bad or...
June 3, 2021