Rio to Break Olympic Guanabara Cleanup Pledge, No Plan B
After the admission of Rio state environmental minister André Correa that the Guanabara Bay will not be cleaned in time...
January 29, 2015Topic
Olympic Games
Ticket Registration for the 2016 Olympic Games Opened in Brazil
The registration to get some of the 7.5 million tickets on sale for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de...
January 17, 2015
Volunteer Registration for Rio 2016 Olympics Extended
The period to register for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has just been extended until December 15th, prolonging...
November 15, 2014
Real Estate Boom in Rio’s Zona Oeste
Infrastructure investments for the Olympic Games and vast undeveloped patches of land have led Rio de Janeiro’s rather unknown Zona...
November 5, 2013
Rio’s Huge Port Project Receives a Boost
The latest phase of Rio's Porto Maravilha (Marvellous Port) Urban Operation gets underway on November 2nd with the start of...
October 29, 2013
Olympic Artifacts on Display in Rio: Daily
An exhibit of 300 pieces of Olympic history has come to Rio and will stay open until December 1st. The...
September 21, 2013
InC Opens 2013 Speaking Events
Rio’s International Club (InC) hosted Ernie Maschner, a program manager with global engineering and construction company CH2M HILL, last Friday.
February 26, 2013
First Olympic Delays for Rio 2016
Planning for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio has progressed smoothly until recently, with the delay of...
December 25, 2012
Jacarepaguá Water Improvement Works
Preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games include water drainage projects to prevent future flooding and improve water quality in Jacarepaguá.
October 2, 2012