Rio’s Iconic Copacabana Palace Hotel Temporarily Closes Due to Covid-19
The most iconic hotel in Brazil, the Copacabana Palace, closed its doors temporarily on Friday (April 10th), for the first...
April 12, 2020Topic
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Foreign Consular Corps Joined Parade to Support LGBTi Cause in Rio as Group
Always looking for ways to contribute to the city they are temporarily calling home, the members of more than twenty...
October 6, 2019
Rio’s Copacabana Palace and Belmond Group Sold for US$3.25 Billion
Considered the most famous hotel in the country, Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Palace has been sold to French group LVMH...
December 18, 2018
Rio’s 23rd LGBTI Pride Parade to Take Place this Sunday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Sunday, September 30th, thousands of people will gather at...
September 28, 2018
Australian Pedophile Hiding in Brazil Dies After 4-Months in Coma
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The death of convicted Australian pedophile, Christopher Gott, 63,...
June 4, 2018
Rio Holds Carnival Warm-Up Event on Copacabana Beach this Saturday
The best thirteen samba schools from Rio will perform for free at the "Encontro do Samba" (Samba's Encounter), which will...
January 4, 2018
Rio Police Plan 12,000 Security Force for New Year’s Eve
The Military Police (MP) in Rio de Janeiro will employ 12,752 police officers and 1,393 vehicles in the New Year...
December 29, 2017
Rio 2018 New Year’s Eve to Open “Rio de Janeiro a Janeiro” Calendar
Conceived by the City Hall, the 'Rio de Janeiro a Janeiro' project aims to boost Rio's tourism potential and plans...
December 26, 2017
Rio’s New Year’s Eve to Receive R$2 Million from BNDES
Also sponsored by Petrobras, Rio's 2018 New Year's celebrations cost R$25 million in public and private sponsorship, and expects to...
December 20, 2017