Oscar Niemeyer Works in Rio de Janeiro
The architectural community lost one of it's greatest luminaries with the death of Oscar Niemeyer, whose famous building designs are...
December 18, 2012Topic
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Partial Building Collapse in Niterói: Daily
The front part of a building in Niterói fell down at around 9:30PM on Friday, December 15th due to strong...
December 15, 2012
Flamengo, No Longer on the Fringe
Flamengo is often overlooked or under-appreciated, continually trumped by the sibling Zona Sul (South Zone) neighborhoods like Copacabana or Ipanema.
December 4, 2012
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, MAC
Completed in 1996, the Oscar Niemeyer designed Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC), serves as a visual landmark and as a...
October 23, 2012
Niterói Nightlife: Colors After Sunset
Niterói, the city located across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro has a colorful and active nightlife.
September 4, 2012
São Pedro: the Fish Market in Niterói
Across the Guanabara Bay, the city of Niterói hosts a vibrant fish market with one key added allure: you can...
July 31, 2012
Niterói: A Different Kind of Marvelous
Growing businesses, beautiful beaches and affordable housing have some home buyers taking a closer look at Niterói, the city across...
July 31, 2012
Transpetro Launches Third PROMEF Ship
Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro), a subsidiary of Petrobras received a new product shipment vessel made by PROMEF, which launched in...
July 10, 2012
Niterói Crime Wave Linked to Rio UPPs
While the UPP program in Rio has had many successes, the surrounding metropolitan region has seen crime rates rise as...
April 17, 2012