Special Public Transport Ticket Available in Rio for Olympics
Users of public transport will be able to purchase one ticket to make several journeys during the 2016 Olympic and...
December 1, 2015Section
2016 Olympics
2016 Olympic Game News for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Three Aquece Rio Test Events End Over the Weekend
Officials were out in force, volunteers on hand and athletes arrived from all over the world to put three of...
November 30, 2015
Brazil Approves Waiving Visa Requirements for 2016 Olympics
Citizens from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan should be exempt from visa requirements for next year's Olympics and...
November 25, 2015
Only Briton in Aquece Rio Table Tennis Competition Wins Gold
Forty-four players took to the tables to compete in the Aquece Rio table tennis test event that took place over...
November 23, 2015
Rio Property Development Sales Suffer in Pre-Olympics Dip
Host countries can expect a fall in demand in the property market after they have put on big sporting competition,...
November 17, 2015
Paralympic Boccia Test Event Takes Place in Rio
Twenty-two competitors from five counties battled it out in the Aquece Rio boccia test event on November 12th to 14th....
November 16, 2015
FIFA Announces Football Schedule for Rio 2016 Olympics
FIFA, the international governing body of football, released on Tuesday, November 10th, the schedule for the 2016 Olympic football competition....
November 12, 2015
Rio 2016 Barra Olympic Park 92 Percent Complete
Rio de Janeiro City Hall, which is overseeing the construction work of the venues for the 2016 Olympic Games, has...
November 5, 2015
Brazil’s Senate Approves Visa Exemption for 2016 Olympics
Visa exemption will benefit those who arrive in Brazil between June and September 18th, 2016.
October 30, 2015