Richard Meier Opens First South American Project in Rio
The famed architect, Richard Meier, has completed his first project in South America, Leblon Offices, a modern, state-of-the-art commercial office...
November 1, 2016Topic
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Explosion in North Zone of Rio Kills Five and Injures Thirteen
In a housing complex in the Fazenda Botafogo area in Zona Norte (North Zone) a suburb of Rio de Janeiro,...
April 5, 2016
Praça Tiradentes in Rio Sees New Design Boutique Open
Featuring a small collection of hand-picked designers, Frey Kalioubi is a fashion-led boutique that is sells some most of Rio’s...
October 28, 2015
Explosion Rocks São Cristovão in the Zona Norte of Rio de Janeiro
Blast not only collapsed building but damaged forty other structures and left at least eight injured.
October 19, 2015
Building Bridges in Rio: BRT Transcarioca
Construction is underway on Ponte Estaiada do Fundão, a Cable-Styled bridge that will span 400m between Ilha do Fundão and...
August 7, 2012
Museum of Image and Sound Setbacks
The Museum of Image and Sound (MIS) is set to move to Copacabana Beach, but construction setbacks and rising project...
July 24, 2012
Major Fire in Copacabana Building: Daily
Rio awoke to the sight of billowing smoke clouds from a fire that engulfed a party supply store on Avenida...
July 6, 2012
Fire in Centro Rio Building Sunday: Daily
Three floors of the Swissair building on 99 Avenida Rio Branco, Centro, have been ravaged by a fire Sunday morning,...
June 11, 2012
CREA: Rio Building Standards Review
The work of Rio buildings authorities CREA has been called into question after it was revealed engineers were not being...
February 7, 2012