Rio de Janeiro Registers Seventy Shootings During Carnival
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As the revelry and excitement of Carnival 2019 comes to...
March 7, 2019Topic
North Zone
Rio Hosts the First National Meeting of Women in the Samba Circle
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, November 24th, will see the ‘Primeiro Encontro Nacional...
November 23, 2018
Rio’s Second Marginal Film Festival Begins this Wednesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Wednesday, September 19th, the second ‘Mostra do Filme Marginal’...
September 18, 2018The Five Best Bars in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Norte
From a cozy, family-run bar specializing in Afro-Brazilian cuisine, to a legendary Portuguese-inspired hangout, these are the five best bars...
May 25, 2018Tijuca: Rio’s Traditional Middle Class Neighborhood in Zona Norte
Located in Rio de Janeiro's Zona Norte (North Zone) Tijuca is often considered close to par with more expensive Zona...
May 15, 2018The Five Best Cultural Attractions in Rio’s Zona Norte
Zona Norte (North Zone) in Rio de Janeiro is often overlooked by the guidebooks, and many tourists come and go...
May 11, 2018
Rio’s Parque Radical in Deodoro Reopens to Public
Closed since December 2016, Parque Radical, the site of the Rio 2016 Olympics BMX and canoeing competitions, is now open...
September 26, 2017
Rio’s Parque Radical to Reopen in September
At Rio's Olympic Park, Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella announced that the 500,000 square meter recreational park, closed since December 2016,...
August 8, 2017
Two Military Soldiers Shot in Rio’s Complexo da Maré Favela
National security forces are employing operations in the Vila do João favela community, part of the Complexo da Maré in...
August 11, 2016