After new funding round, NotCo becomes first Chile-based unicorn
The funding also included the participation of venture capital firm DFJ Growth Fund and ZOMA Lab impact fund, as well...
July 28, 2021Topic
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Deceased Brazilian billionaire Samuel Klein implicated in child sexual abuse ring
Independent investigative media Agência Pública in Brazil has exposed allegations of sexual abuse of hundreds of underage girls by implicating...
July 7, 2021
Fica Verão Arrives at Morro da Urca
This Thursday, April 11th, at 7PM, O Globo’s annual end-of-summer festival ‘Fica Verão’ (Stay Summer) will be landing at the...
April 11, 2019
Pipoca Festival Arrives at Rio’s Morro da Urca this Saturday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, September 29th, the ‘Pipoca Festival’ (Popcorn Festival) will...
September 27, 2018
Malala Yousafzai Celebrates 21st Birthday on Rio’s Sugar Loaf
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During a visit to Brazil this week, Pakistani activist Malala...
July 13, 2018
Five Ways to Explore Rio de Janeiro by Bike
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While ‘winter’ in Rio can see locals throwing on boots...
June 26, 2018
Hiking Transcarioca, the Longest Urban Trail in Latin America
Connecting the Sugar Loaf, in Zona Sul, to Barra de Guaratiba, in Zona Oeste, the recently inaugurated urban trail passes...
October 9, 2017
Sugarloaf Celebrates Environment Day in Rio June 5th
Visitors can participate on a homemade vegetable garden workshop and a reforestation action of the Atlantic Forest's original species.
June 5, 2017
Urca: Peaceful Living on Rio’s Picturesque Peninsula
Urca, a part of Rio that juts out like a peninsula into the bay of Guanabara, is a safe and...
August 14, 2015