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, 2011Topic
Maracana
Favelas Feel UPP Progress, in Some Areas
The recent pacification of favela Mangueira completes the process of preparing all favela complexes in the vicinity of the Maracanã...
July 5, 2011
The Football Stadiums of Rio de Janeiro
With Maracanã Stadium out of action until 2013, the alternatives in Rio are Botafogo’s Engenhão Stadium, and Vasco’s São Januario...
June 7, 2011
Maracanã Stadium on Schedule, at R$1B Cost
Maracanã Stadium is right on schedule but costs have accelerated by almost 40 percent in just eight months to almost...
May 24, 2011
New Maracanã Blueprints Unveiled
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Three weeks after Brazil's most famous stadium closed its doors for...
September 28, 2010Maracanã Missed
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO - Maracanã, perhaps one of the first ten words in Portuguese someone will learn upon arriving...
September 7, 2010
Vasco and Fluminense Produce a Classic
by Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Vasco da Gama and Fluminense faced off in a goal fest...
August 24, 2010
Difficulties Mount for 2014 World Cup
By Robbie Blakeley, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With the 2010 FIFA World Cup now firmly consigned to memory,...
August 10, 2010
Delays in World Cup 2014 Works
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Representatives for the twelve Brazilian host cities of the World...
March 9, 2010