At Least 3 Dead in Petrópolis Floods: Daily
At least three people have died following flooding in Petrópolis, in Rio de Janeiro state’s mountainous region of Região Serrana,...
March 18, 2013Topic
Petrópolis
Petrópolis Winter Festivals in 2012
Home to breathtaking views of lush-green mountain peaks, Petrópolis is widely known for its historical significance as the former summer...
June 19, 2012Scandals Taint Progress in Região Serrana
Former councilman Odenir Cardoso Moreira, better known as “Quincas,” is being investigated by the Polícia Militar for the misappropriation of...
July 26, 2011
Região Serrana Still Recovering
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two months after the tragedy in the mountainous region of...
March 29, 2011
Petrópolis Ready for Winter Festivals
By Katya Gubarev, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrópolis plans to be a major tourist destination during the...
March 29, 2011
Escaping Carnival
By Alison McGowan, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carnival may well be Brazil’s most famous celebration, and the...
February 22, 2011
This is No Time
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is no time to be curmudgeonly. Hundreds of people have...
February 1, 2011
Heavy Rainfall Kills in Rio State
By Sibel Tinar, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Intense tropical rainstorms sweeping across southeastern Brazil since Tuesday...
January 13, 2011
The Serra dos Orgãos National Park
By Oliver Bazely, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - On a clear Rio day, when the sun shines and the...
September 14, 2010