Leme: Benefiting from Pacification
Sharing the long stretch of sand with Copacabana, and banked behind by mountains and favelas, there has not been much...
August 21, 2012Topic
Zona Sul
Starbucks Opens New Rio Cafe in Ipanema
Starbucks latest venture in Brazil has been in Rio de Janeiro, with the arrival of Starbucks in Ipanema on Rua...
August 7, 2012
Major Fire in Copacabana Building: Daily
Rio awoke to the sight of billowing smoke clouds from a fire that engulfed a party supply store on Avenida...
July 6, 2012
Rio+20 Traffic Plan Changed: Daily
To accommodate arriving delegates for the Rio+20 Conference, a change was announced for the Linha Vermelha (Red Line) coming from...
June 14, 2012
Rio+20 Security and Transportation Plans
For Brazil, the Rio+20 Earth Summit is not only about global sustainability progress but also to see how Rio will...
June 5, 2012
Burglaries on the Rise in Zona Sul: Daily
The Institute of Public Security (ISP) has reported a sixteen percent increase in the number of property burglaries in Rio...
May 20, 2012
Marijuana March 2012 in Ipanema: Daily
Thousands of people attended the “Marijuana March” on Saturday afternoon in Rio’s Zona Sul (South Zone) to protest for the...
May 6, 2012
A Day Trip to Zona Oeste
For those in Rio, a nice day trip escape from the crowded beached of Zona Sul (South Zone) is the...
May 1, 2012
Leblon Beach Water Pollution Challenges
Leblon's beach receives run-off from the Jardim de Allah and Visconde de Albuquerque canals, and residents have long since been...
April 24, 2012