UNESCO Announces Rio de Janeiro as the First ‘World Capital of Architecture’
This past Friday, January 18th, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, along with the President of the International...
January 22, 2019Topic
Niemeyer
Great Day Trips to Explore Within Two Hours from Rio de Janeiro
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With spring finally here, it’s time to get out and...
October 23, 2018
Five Fun Things to Do on a Day Out in Brazil’s Capital City, Brasília
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Everyone seems to have an opinion about Brasília, whether they’ve actually been there or not....
August 7, 2018
Architect Oscar Niemeyer Dies: Daily
Legendary modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed many of the most prominent government buildings in Brasília and the UN HQ...
December 6, 2012
A Weekend Visit in the Capital, Brasília
With Rio+20 last week and Sao Paulo Fashion Week before that, many may have overlooked Brasília, the capital of Brazil...
June 26, 2012
48 Hours in Belo Horizonte
By Sarah Coursey, Editor [caption id="attachment_8691" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Palacio da Liberdade, a building on the Praca de Liberdade, illuminated at...
August 18, 2009
São Conrado: Posh Mix of Forest, Sea
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6366" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Praia do Pepino and the Dois Irmãos Hill in the background,...
July 14, 2009