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
Easter
Celebrating Easter 2017 in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
The Easter weekend in Rio often means a slowing of pace, but there are plenty of traditional ways to celebrate...
April 14, 2017
Easter Sales Register Worst Results Since 2007 in Brazil
Sales registered a decline by 9.6 percent as stores gave discounts of 30 to 50 percent on chocolate eggs to...
March 29, 2016
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
Long Easter Weekend in Brazil to Bring R$3.68B in Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism reported that the country should generate R$3.68 billion during Semana Santa in Brazil.
April 3, 2015
More Perimetral Highway to be Demolished in Rio: Daily
Seventy bus routes altered, Avenida Brasil closed 10PM Easter Sunday until 10AM Wednesday for continued efforts in transformation of the...
April 18, 2014
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
Fazendo Doce: Artisanal Confectionery in Rio
Local Rio artisanal confectionery, Fazendo Doce, launches a new line of six chocolate Easter eggs and will open a new...
April 8, 2014
Spending Easter 2013 in Rio and Brazil
The long Easter (Páscoa) weekend, known as “Semana Santa” is a unique time in Rio and all of Brazil whether...
March 26, 2013