Celebrating Samba’s National Day in Rio this Weekend
The hundredth first anniversary of the most Brazilian music genre brings diverse events to Rio this weekend, including live music...
December 1, 2017Topic
Zona Norte
Rio’s CADEG Opens its Traditional Codfish Festival this Friday
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This Friday, October 27th, Rio's Municipal Market (CADEG), in Benfica,...
October 25, 2017
Blocos Welcome Carnival 2017 to Rio’s Streets Tonight
The night before Carnival begins will see dozens of celebrations in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, including several blocos...
February 23, 2017
Parque Radical in Rio’s Deodoro Olympic Sports Complex Closed
The Parque Radical (Radical Park) of Deodoro Sports Complex, one of the intended legacies of the Olympics for the residents...
January 10, 2017
Rio’s Centro Shows Biggest Decrease in Traffic Accidents
A new study shows traffic accidents greatly reduced throughout Rio de Janeiro, with the biggest decrease seen in Centro, a...
October 18, 2016
Two Military Soldiers Shot in Rio’s Complexo da Maré Favela
National security forces are employing operations in the Vila do João favela community, part of the Complexo da Maré in...
August 11, 2016
Rio Debuts Olympic City Virtual Reality Museum in Zona Norte
The new Olympic City Museum, next to the Olympic Stadium in Zona Norte, offers guests numerous interactive digital experiences
July 12, 2016
Explosion in North Zone of Rio Kills Five and Injures Thirteen
In a housing complex in the Fazenda Botafogo area in Zona Norte (North Zone) a suburb of Rio de Janeiro,...
April 5, 2016Artificial Beach Opens at Parque Madureira in Rio’s Zona Norte
Rio de Janiero officials inaugurated the artifical beach, Praia de Rocha Miranda, in the city's North Zone on October 12th.
October 13, 2015