São Tomé Still Stages a Portuguese Play It Rewrote Five Centuries Ago
Tchiloli São Tomé takes a sixteenth-century Portuguese Charlemagne play and stages it outdoors, with masks, drums and a distinctly local...
September 4, 2026Topic
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In-Depth: What’s So Funny About Living in Rio de Janeiro?
When one thinks of all the amazing things that Rio de Janeiro has to offer, stand up comedy in English...
May 5, 2019
Flamengo Draw Fluminense While Vasco Beat Bangu Over the Weekend
The classic ‘Fla-Flu’ encounter between rival football (soccer) teams Flamengo and Fluminense filled the iconic Maracanã with plenty of incident.
April 8, 2019
Arctic Monkeys Play One-Off Show at Rio’s Jeunesse Arena this Wednesday
British indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys are making their return to Brazil after a five year absence with a one-off show...
April 1, 2019
Brazilian Singer Gal Costa to Play Rio’s Circo Voador Weekend
Fans of classic MPB (Música popular brasileira – a style of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop) will be in for a...
March 29, 2019
Last Chance to Catch ‘Ovo’ by Cirque du Soleil at Rio’s Jeunesse Arena
Cirque du Soleil’s spectacular ‘Ovo’ show has been spellbinding carioca audiences since it arrived at the Jeunesse Arena in Barra...
March 27, 2019
Queen Tribute Concert Comes to Rio’s UERJ this Tuesday
This Tuesday, March 26th, the ‘Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro’ (Rio de Janeiro State University) together with the...
March 25, 2019
The Who’s Rock Opera ‘Tommy’ Comes to Vivo Rio this Friday
British rock band The Who’s world-famous rock opera ‘Tommy’ is touching down in the Cidade Maravilhosa for one night only...
March 20, 2019
How to Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Week in Rio de Janeiro
The Carnival ‘ressaca’ (hangover) is starting to wear off and there’s yet another week of indulgence lined-up, with Saint Patrick's...
March 12, 2019