New Sightseeing Bus Tour Launches in Rio
On Monday, August 15th, Rio Ônibus, in partnership with Riotur, will launch a new sightseeing bus tour of the city...
August 15, 2016Topic
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Monobloco Ends the 2016 Carnival Celebrations in Rio de Janeiro
While the Carnival holiday officially ended on February 10th, the street parties known as blocos continued through the weekend, with...
February 15, 2016
Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 New Year’s Eve Program Announced
Rio de Janeiro revels in celebrating the beginning of the new year and 2016 will be no different. To take...
December 12, 2015
Nearly One Million Tourists Attended the 2015 Rio Carnival
During the 2015 Carnival celebrations the city of Rio de Janeiro welcomed approxiamately 977,000 tourists, according to city's tourism agency,...
February 23, 2015
Free Walking Tours in Rio for its 450th Anniversary
Riotur, Rio’s tourism agency, offers six guided walking tours to explore the city’s attractions, all of them for free.
January 5, 2015
Rio Carnival to Feature More Toilets in 2014: Daily
Organizers of the world famous week-long street carnival have announced there will be a 33% increase in toilets at the...
January 25, 2014
Rio Announces 16% More Blocos in 2013
Bucking the recent trend to lower the number of blocos in Rio, this year an additional sixteen percent of permits...
January 15, 2013
Zona Sul Bloco Concerns
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANERIO, BRAZIL - An estimated 3,000,000 people are partying in the streets...
March 8, 2011The Politics of Carnival
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO - Here it is. The world-famous, five-day blowout of overindulgent, extravagant fun, featuring...
February 9, 2010