Tijuca: Traditional Carioca Living
For those seeking a traditional neighborhood in Rio with similar comforts and amenities of Zona Sul (South Zone), Tijuca is...
July 19, 2011Topic
Tijuca
Rio Works to Prevent City Flood Problems
Flood prevention has once again been brought to the forefront of city politics in the aftermath of Rio’s fifth highest...
May 10, 2011
Fear of Landslides: Families Relocated
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two hundred families from the favela Morro do Borel in...
February 15, 2011
Carnival 2011 – Salgueiro
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - G.R.E.S. Academicos do Salgueiro will be the second school parading...
February 1, 2011
Carnival 2011 – Unidos da Tijuca
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Holidays are over and for most people living in...
January 4, 2011Boom of Chinese Shops in Tijuca
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to the 2006 census, people of East Asian descent...
November 16, 2010
What R$300,000 Buys You in Rio
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - As property continues on a steep upward trajectory in Rio,...
June 22, 2010Tijuca Forest
Letter to the Editor I had been to Tijuca Forest (Floresta da Tijuca) a few times before, but I’d always...
April 27, 2010
Zona Norte – True Carioca Spirit
By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_6839" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Manguinhos Castle, photo by Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz."][/caption]RIO DE JANEIRO...
July 21, 2009