Celebrating Easter 2018 in Rio de Janeiro
Apart from the traditional Easter Sunday's masses happening in churches across the city, Rio's "Semana Santa" includes special menus in...
March 31, 2018Topic
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Celebrating Easter 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, Easter (known as Páscoa in Portuguese) is a time for religious services and spending...
March 26, 2016
Rio’s Christ Church Welcomes New Chaplain Mark Simpson
The Christ Church, Botafogo, the only English speaking Anglican Church in Rio de Janeiro, recently gained a new chaplain, Mark...
March 11, 2016
Easter 2015 Celebrations Ready to Start in Rio de Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro and Brazil celebrations of Easter, which falls this year on April 5th, often center around religion,...
March 10, 2015
Celebrating 2014 Easter in Rio and Brazil
The Easter holiday in Rio tends to center around religious celebrations, spending time with family and friends and traveling.
April 15, 2014
Following World Youth Day in Rio
As July approaches the city of Rio is expecting to receive millions of young people arriving for Catholic World Youth...
June 18, 2013
Celebrating 2012 Easter in Rio de Janeiro
Easter (Páscoa in Portuguese) represents a significant biblical event, as well as the opportunity of a long weekend combined with...
April 3, 2012
Christmas in Rio de Janeiro in 2011
Christmas is a tradition widely celebrated in Rio, and despite a few differing customs, food and festivity are what lies...
December 20, 2011
ALPHA Modern Christianity in Brazil
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Providing an insight into Christianity for all-comers, be they the...
May 4, 2010