Exploring the Kiosks of Rio de Janeiro’s Beaches
Somewhere between the restaurants and bars on the streets and the food and drink-sellers on the sand lie the ‘quiosques’...
January 18, 2019Topic
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New Year’s Eve Brings Another Boost for Rio as a Top Travel Destination
New data released by Kayak travel website shows that Rio de Janeiro is the most-searched-for travel destination by Brazilians looking...
December 28, 2018
Celebrating Christmas in Rio’s Imperial City of Petrópolis
The city of Petrópolis is currently in the middle of its annual ‘Natal Imperial’ (Imperial Christmas) celebrations. And at under...
December 18, 2018
Infraero Expects Over a Million Passengers for Holiday in Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than one million passengers are expected at Infraero airports...
November 2, 2018
Brazilians Plan to Spend 11% More on Mother’s Day in 2018
A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (IBRE-FGV) released last Thursday, May 10th, reveals...
May 13, 2018Urca: Calm and Quiet Under Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain
Little known outside Rio, Urca resembles a time capsule of colonial Rio, with fishing boats, low-rise houses, and stunning natural...
April 4, 2018
Cosme Velho Hosts “Encanta Rio” Cultural Fair this Thursday
On the holiday of September 7th, the "Encanta Rio" (Rio Delights) fair returns to Zona Sul with sixty culinary, arts...
September 5, 2017
UPP Promotes Free Holiday Camps in Rio’s Favela Communities
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) of Rocinha, Fé/Sereno, Providência and...
January 11, 2017
Rio Institutes Holidays and Traffic Bans During 2016 Olympics
With the 2016 Olympics rapidly approaching, city officials announced on Wednesday, June 26th, a series of measures to be instituted...
June 23, 2016