Brazil Announces 20 Year Plan to Develop 18,000 KM Hiking Trail Network
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Today, October 19th, Brazil has created the Rede Nacional de...
October 19, 2018Topic
Floresta da Tijuca
Rio’s Floresta Tijuca National Park to Have Increased Policing
Hikers and mountain bikers will receive increased military police presence when practicing their sports in Rio's Floresta da Tijuca National...
May 14, 2015
Free Walking Tours in Rio for its 450th Anniversary
Riotur, Rio’s tourism agency, offers six guided walking tours to explore the city’s attractions, all of them for free.
January 5, 2015
World Cup Apartment Rentals Open in Tijuca
Those looking for rental alternatives to the increasingly expensive Zona Sul during the World Cup may do well to check...
March 11, 2014
Tourists Robbed in Tijuca Forest: Daily
Ten German tourists were robbed at gunpoint on a guided tour in Tijuca National Forest on Thursday morning, their van...
April 6, 2013
Theft at Gunpoint on Pedra da Gávea: Daily
Thirty people were robbed at gunpoint in separate groups while on a mountain hike at Pedra da Gávea in Rio...
February 27, 2012
New Estação Uruguai Metro Station in Tijuca
Tijuca in Zona Norte (North Zone) already home to three stops on the subway’s orange line (line 1), soon it...
November 15, 2011
Tijuca: Traditional Carioca Living
For those seeking a traditional neighborhood in Rio with similar comforts and amenities of Zona Sul (South Zone), Tijuca is...
July 19, 2011
Bike Riding in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro plans to build 150km of bike paths by 2012, and it already boasts paths along the beaches...
July 5, 2011