Eco-Friendly Homes for Rio Favelas
Rio opened sixteen eco-friendly apartments to residents of hillside favela communities Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira, part of the Morar Carioca...
March 19, 2013Topic
Prefeitura
Rio Gets Strict on Outside Seating Areas
Rio restaurants and bars appear to now have the local Prefeitura enforcing strict licensing laws surrounding the application for external...
February 21, 2012
Restaurants Closed for Bad Hygiene
By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, October 17th the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas...
October 19, 2010
Health Fears Close Rio Bars and Shops
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Currently aiming to attain a standard of improved quality in many...
June 29, 2010
Rio’s Athletes Receive R$12M
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the Prefeitura (local government) have...
February 9, 2010
Rio on Two Wheels
By Marcia Ferraz, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6359" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bicycle parking at Ipanema Beach, photo by Juliana Martinez."][/caption] RIO DE...
July 14, 2009
Port Revitalization Project Launched
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_5483" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio, photo by José Cruz."][/caption] RIO DE...
June 30, 2009
Removing Illegal Street Vendors
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_1294" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Camelos street vendors, photo by Philip Sever."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
April 14, 2009
Shock and Order Prefeitura Cracks Down
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Members of the public vocalized their approval of the Prefeituras “Shock...
April 7, 2009