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, 2012Topic
construction
Large Scaffolding Collapses in Leblon: Daily
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Scaffolding at the old Scala in Leblon, where a new...
June 5, 2012
Delta Pull Out of Maracanã Stadium: Daily
Sports Minister, Aldo Rebelo, assured that restoration of the Maracanã Stadium in Rio will continue despite the sudden departure of...
April 22, 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
Rio Collapse Victims to Sue City: Daily
A victims' association for those killed in last week’s multiple building collapse in downtown Rio is to attempt to prosecute...
February 3, 2012
Rio Responds to Building Collapses
Officials in Rio de Janiero have since announced more stringent preventative measures, following last week's building collapse which killed seventeen...
January 31, 2012
More Survivors Unlikely in Collapse: Daily
More bodies have been recovered from the multiple building collapse in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, bringing the...
January 28, 2012
Death Toll Rises in Centro Rio: Daily
As of noon, five people are confirmed dead, and at least fifteen people are missing after three buildings collapse in...
January 26, 2012
Construction Businesses Grow 32% in Rio
Entrepreneurs starting up new businesses in Rio de Janeiro state have been attracted by the construction sector in growing numbers...
January 17, 2012