Barra da Tijuca Braces for Rio+20
An estimated 50,000 have already booked most of the hotels in Rio de Janeiro, and accommodation and transportation is set...
May 22, 2012Topic
Rio+20
The Curmudgeon On Rio+20 (A Prequel)
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon has admitted, in a prior column, that he understands...
May 22, 2012
City to Limit Rio+20 Hotels Rates: Daily
A month before the opening of the official Rio+20, hotel rates will be reduced from 25 percent to sixty percent,...
May 19, 2012
Opportunities for Brazil at Rio+20
The UN’s biggest ever event on sustainable development, Rio+20, is set to bring together global leaders in Brazil to agree...
May 15, 2012
Rio Accommodations Slim for Rio+20
The United Nations’ Rio+20 conference is weeks away, and with over 95 percent of the city’s hotels booked to capacity,...
May 15, 2012
Hollande, Putin to Attend Rio+20: Daily
France’s President-elect François Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin have confirmed to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff their Rio+20 attendance.
May 10, 2012
Course for Tourist Policing Ahead of Rio+20
As Rio attempts to increase security ahead of the Rio+20, tourist police (BPTur) and the Federal University of Fluminense (UFF)...
May 8, 2012
City Proposes Rio+20 Holiday: Daily
Mayor Eduardo Paes is proposing to the City Council to make June 20, 21 and 22nd – when Rio+20 will...
April 20, 2012
The End of Jardim Gramacho Landfill: Daily
Latin America’s largest landfill site, Jardim Gramacho in Duque de Caixas, is set to shut down on May 6th, in...
April 14, 2012