Exploring the New Centro and Port Zone of Rio de Janeiro
Primarily only thought of as an area to work or conduct business, today, Rio’s commercial district of Centro is revitalized...
December 9, 2016Topic
Perimetral
Praça Muhammad Ali Opens in Rio de Janeiro’s Port Zone
On Sunday, July 17th, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes inaugurated a new stretch of the Orla Conde path in Rio’s revitalized...
July 19, 2016
Longest Tunnel in Brazil Opens in Rio’s Port Zone
As the 2016 Olympics looms ever closer, the latest in the series of revitalization projects in the city’s port zone...
June 21, 2016
Olympic Construction Transforms Public Transport in Rio de Janeiro
One year ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games construction sites are a common sight in Rio de Janeiro as the...
August 5, 2015
Rio Has Third Worst Traffic of 146 Cities in the World
A study by Dutch transport technology company TomTom has revealed that Rio de Janeiro has the third worst traffic in...
April 2, 2015
More Perimetral Highway to be Demolished in Rio: Daily
Seventy bus routes altered, Avenida Brasil closed 10PM Easter Sunday until 10AM Wednesday for continued efforts in transformation of the...
April 18, 2014
Rio’s Perimetral Highway Overpass Demolished: Daily
Explosives brought down an over one kilometer section of Rio de Janeiro's Elevado da Perimetral in five seconds on the...
November 25, 2013
Traffic Disruption Expected in Rio: Daily
A one kilometer stretch of the Avenida Rodrigues Alves that connects some of Rio's busiest roads will be closed to...
November 14, 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