Olympic TALKS Series by The Rio Times Set for Thursday, June 9th
A discussion panel will be held Thursday, June 9th at DOCA co-working space in Ipanema, and will bring together experts...
June 1, 2016Topic
Tourism
Brazil Sees Foreign Spending and Tourism Boost in First Quarter
While most of the news regarding Brazil’s economy is bleak at best, on Tuesday, May 24th, the Central Bank released...
May 27, 2016
Brazil Services Sector Falls 4 Percent in Last 12 Months
The volume of the services industry in Brazil fell by four percent in February, compared to the same period of...
April 13, 2016
International Flights to Rio de Janeiro Triple for Olympics
The number of international flights to Rio de Janeiro between July 25th and August 21st 2016 has increased 289 percent...
April 8, 2016
Rio Officials Annouce Regulations for Sea Vessels in Angra dos Reis
The new set of rules designed to improve the quality of tourism services will come into effect at the same...
February 29, 2016
Rio Opens New Bike Path on Avenida Niemeyer to Bumpy Start
After a year and six months of construction, the new bike path that connects the neighborhoods of Leblon and São...
January 27, 2016
Santa Teresa Bonde Returns to Largo dos Guimarães in Rio
After being closed since 2011, the Santa Teresa bonde in Rio de Janeiro will now return to the heart of...
December 26, 2015
Rio 2016 Will Shine a Light on Brazil, says Tourism Minister
In “O Caminho da Tocha” or the “Path of the Torch”, written by Henrique Eduardo Alves and published in Folha...
November 13, 2015
Butterfly House Re-Opens in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Norte
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), situated near Avenida Brasil in Zona Norte (North Zone), this week opened its doors to...
October 27, 2015