National Day of Samba: Best attractions in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo this weekend
Every December 2nd, Brazilians celebrate the National Day of Samba. Profoundly linked to the building of Brazil's cultural identity
December 4, 2021Topic
Weekend
Fica Verão Arrives at Morro da Urca
This Thursday, April 11th, at 7PM, O Globo’s annual end-of-summer festival ‘Fica Verão’ (Stay Summer) will be landing at the...
April 11, 2019
Flamengo Draw Fluminense While Vasco Beat Bangu Over the Weekend
The classic ‘Fla-Flu’ encounter between rival football (soccer) teams Flamengo and Fluminense filled the iconic Maracanã with plenty of incident.
April 8, 2019
Exploring the Best Street Markets this Weekend in Rio de Janeiro
This first weekend of the month, the city comes out onto the streets with plenty of markets popping up in...
April 5, 2019
Rio’s ‘Instituto Moreira Salles’ Shows L.A. Rebellion Films this Weekend
This Friday, March 15th to Sunday, March 17th, the ‘Instituto Moreira Salles’ (Moreira Salles Institute) in Gávea will be showing...
March 15, 2019
The Best Carnival Hangover Parties this Weekend in Rio de Janeiro
Carnival is such a huge event in the calendar of Rio de Janeiro, that it takes a long time to...
March 14, 2019
The Best Blocos this Weekend at Rio de Janeiro Carnival 2019
Some say Carnival is officially over, but the ‘blocos’ (Carnival street parties) don’t seem to have received the message. Though...
March 8, 2019
Flamengo Beat Botafogo in Third Round of the Rio’s Taça Guanabara
This weekend saw all four of Rio’s major football (soccer) teams competing in the third round of the Taça Guanabara,...
January 28, 2019
‘Rio Matsuri’ Japanese Cultural Festival Comes to Riocentro
This Friday, January 25th, to Sunday, January 27th, Riocentro events center, in Barra da Tijuca, will be awash with all...
January 25, 2019