Rio Blocos Put Flowerbeds at Risk: Daily
The blocos are a main attraction during Carnival season in Rio de Janeiro, but they can leave behind incredible amounts...
January 26, 2013Topic
Leblon
Leblon Beach Plans R$10 Million Clean-up
The city of Rio is investing R$10 million in efforts to clean up Leblon Beach as part of a wider...
January 8, 2013
Leblon, Ipanema Metro Construction Pains
Construction of the six new Line 4 Metro stations in Leblon and Ipanema is proving controversial, as residents react to...
November 27, 2012
Leblon Jazz Festival is Back in Rio
Jazz music lovers in Rio will be delighted by the sixth edition of Leblon’s Jazz Festival starting this week (November...
November 6, 2012
Another Policeman Killed in Rocinha
On the night of Thursday, September 13th, military policeman Diego Bruno Barbosa Henriques was shot and killed in Rocinha while...
September 18, 2012
Finding the Best Burgers in Rio de Janeiro
Rio is an international city but still catching up with some foreign tastes, and not yet known for its burgers,...
September 11, 2012
First Metro Construction Site in Leblon: Daily
Workers have moved into the first construction site located in Leblon's Praça Sibélius, the first of eight that will be...
September 9, 2012
Leme: Benefiting from Pacification
Sharing the long stretch of sand with Copacabana, and banked behind by mountains and favelas, there has not been much...
August 21, 2012
Rio Half Marathon Fills the Streets: Daily
The 16th edition of the Rio International Half Marathon runs the streets of neighborhoods; São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Botafogo...
August 19, 2012