Rio de Janeiro announces curfew as Brazil battles COVID tsunami
Brazil’s second biggest city of Rio de Janeiro will be the latest to adopt new COVID-related restrictions on Friday, March...
March 4, 2021Section
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Rock in Rio threatened by performers cancelling international show commitments
Rock in Rio has raised the hopes of many music lovers by announcing that the festival is confirmed for September...
March 4, 2021
Rivers rise up to 8 meters displacing over 3,000 people in Rio de Janeiro
Heavy rains affecting the northwest of Rio de Janeiro since last Friday, February 19th, caused three rivers to swell up...
February 23, 2021
Rio nurse who simulated administering Covid-19 vaccine charged, could face jail
Nurse Rozemary Gomes Pita, 42 years old, who simulated administering a dose of the covid-19 vaccine to a senior citizen...
February 19, 2021
‘Underground Carnaval’: Crowds of Rio residents and tourists meet on Ash Wednesday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As in the days before, thousands of Rio residents and tourists from all over the...
February 17, 2021
Parties and crowds throughout the night and until Tuesday morning in Rio de Janeiro
For the fifth straight night this carnival, Rio de Janeiro saw illegal parties and people crowding with no masks, despite...
February 16, 2021
Rio’s Mayor suspends Covid vaccination due to insufficient doses (February 15th)
No carnival, and now, no more vaccines. Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes (DEM) said on Monday morning, February 15th,...
February 16, 2021
Rio’s Carnaval History – the first street blocks licensed by the police were in 1889
In 1840, Rio's upper-class socialites began to hold carnival balls. Inspired by European parties, they abounded in drinks and were...
February 15, 2021
Vaccination in Rio secured until Tuesday; city maintains all 33 regions under high risk for Covid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Friday, February 12th, mayor Eduardo Paes said that Rio has enough doses to immunize...
February 12, 2021