Advisor to Potential Witness in Marielle Franco Murder Case Found Dead
On Sunday, April 8th, community activist, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was found murdered in Rio's Zona Oeste just two days after...
April 10, 2018Topic
West Zone
Rio’s Parque Radical in Deodoro Reopens to Public
Closed since December 2016, Parque Radical, the site of the Rio 2016 Olympics BMX and canoeing competitions, is now open...
September 26, 2017
Rio’s Parque Radical to Reopen in September
At Rio's Olympic Park, Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella announced that the 500,000 square meter recreational park, closed since December 2016,...
August 8, 2017
Rio’s Espaço Ecolounge Hosts Summer Weekend Event in Barra
Live music, craft beer and food trucks offer family-friendly relaxation surrounded by nature during the summer weekends in Barra.
January 6, 2017
Study Shows Capacity for 150,000 Residential Properties in Rio’s Centro
Studies show a significant amount of space where residential properties could be developed in the city’s Centro area.
December 28, 2016Finding Surf Lessons Along Rio’s Barra Beaches
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Barra’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) beaches offer some of the...
December 23, 2016
Rio Inaugurates Athletes’ Forest at Parque Radical
At the recently re-opened Parque Radical, officials unveil the Athletes’ Forest, which will be home to the twelve thousand seedlings...
September 27, 2016
More Funding is Needed for the Construction of Rio’s Metro Line 4
The new stretch of metro line, Linha 4, that is being constructed to link Zona Sul (South Zone) with Barra...
December 22, 2015
Real Estate Boom in Rio’s Zona Oeste
Infrastructure investments for the Olympic Games and vast undeveloped patches of land have led Rio de Janeiro’s rather unknown Zona...
November 5, 2013