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, 2016Topic
Zona Oeste
Finding 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
Rio Unveils the Transolímpica Express Corridor for Olympics
The new Transolímpica BRT expressway to cross eleven regions in Zona Oeste connecting the Rio Olympics’ two largest venues, Olympic...
July 5, 2016
First Nude Beach Legalized in Grumari, Rio de Janeiro
In the hopes of strengthening foreign tourism, the city of Rio de Janeiro has officially sanctioned its first nude beach.
November 15, 2014
Rio International School, Fourteen Years of Christian Education
Rio International School in Barra da Tijuca provides Christian-based education for international and Brazilian students in preschool through 12th grade.
July 29, 2014
Apple Finally Opens First LatAm Store in Rio: Daily
The first-ever official brand Apple store in Latin America opened in Barra da Tijuca, in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone)...
February 17, 2014
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
Barra da Tijuca: Upmarket Rio Suburbs
Barra da Tijuca in Rio’s Zona Oeste (West Zone) is an up and coming neighborhood that will host next month’s...
August 20, 2013