Over 11,000 Stores Close in Rio de Janeiro State Last Year
Retail sales fell by 6.6 percent in 2016, in the worst year in the state since 2003, with almost 12,000...
February 8, 2017Topic
2016
Residential Rental Prices in Brazil Drop 3.2 Percent in 2016
A survey of the FipeZap index shows that the average residential rental prices in Brazil had a nominal fall of...
January 17, 2017
Carnival 2017 Will See 462 Blocos in Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s city government released the list of officially approved blocos for Carnival 2017, with a reduction of 53 from last...
January 16, 2017
Brazil Registers Record Judicial Recovery Filings in 2016
From construction companies, to financial trading firms to amusement parks, 2016 saw many companies, big and small, struggling to stay...
January 13, 2017
Foreign Tourism in Brazil Grows 4.8 Percent in 2016 with Olympics
With the help of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and a stronger U.S. dollar, Brazil increased the number of foreign...
January 4, 2017
Rio’s Olympic Tourism Expected to Reach Outside of the City
With over a million domestic and foreign tourist expected in Rio for the Olympic Games, some popular destinations outside the...
August 2, 2016
Final Day of Blocos for Official Carnival 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
Of the 505 officially licensed Carnival blocos in Rio de Janeiro this year, there will be 103 today, starting at...
February 9, 2016
Where to Watch NFL Football 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
This time of year watching NFL games in Brazil is a little more complicated because the daylight savings time changes...
January 4, 2016
Bloco da Preta Warms Up for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Bloco da Preta will hold their first performance of the year during the Festa do Bem-Vindo 2016 (Welcome 2016 Party)...
January 2, 2016