Rio Gets Strict on Outside Seating Areas
Rio restaurants and bars appear to now have the local Prefeitura enforcing strict licensing laws surrounding the application for external...
February 21, 2012Topic
Gávea
Accused Drug Dealers Caught Fleeing Rocinha Under Police Escort: Daily
Federal Police intercepted four vehicles which were reportedly being used by police officers to escort drug dealers out Rocinha ahead...
November 10, 2011
Police to Pacify Rocinha and Vidigal Favelas
Last week a local media R7 reported that Rocinha, considered the largest favela in Brazil, is next in line to...
November 8, 2011
Playing Golf in Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s two eighteen-hole courses are top-rate and have unforgettable views of the Cidade Maravilhosa’s famous morros (hills).
June 14, 2011
Gávea: The Green Streets of Rio
Prestigious in location, Gávea, which translates to “topsail” in Portuguese, sits within the golden circle of the Zona Sul (South...
May 31, 2011
Clarice Lispector, Painter
By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor [caption id="attachment_10641" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Clarice Lispector, photo by www.claricelispector.com.br."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO - Clarice Lispector...
September 15, 2009
Lagoa: Natural, Active and Elite
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8880" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, photo by Renata Dihl."][/caption]...
August 18, 2009
Leblon: The Caviar of Rio Real Estate
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6012" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The pristine beaches of Leblon have views of the twin mountain...
July 7, 2009
Gávea: Academics, Arts and Nightlife
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5623" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Coffee shops and delis on Gávea's Professor Manuel Ferreira Street, photo...
June 30, 2009