A strong storm is expected this weekend in Rio. The Governor has put Rio de Janeiro under maximum alert. We had to cancel all the tours booked for this weekend. Tours between the 22nd and 24th of march. You can check the weather forecast here.
Season is on! The cruise ship season in Rio de Janeiro started in October last year and will be over in April 2020. We are expecting about 425 tourists arriving in Rio during this period. An increase of 12% when we compare with last season’s numbers. It will also be the season with the most […]
One week to go! Elections in Brazil will be over next Sunday, 28th October. Former army captain Jair Bolsonaro and Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad advanced from the first round vote and will face off in the October 28th runoff. Bolsonaro is well ahead on the polls and should win the elections to become Brazil’s […]
Do you know this Sugarloaf? Sugarloaf, a place to go! It is the second most visit attraction not only in Rio de Janeiro, but in Brazil. People take the cable cars to go up to the Urca Mountain and then to the Sugarloaf itself. But they have no idea… The real Sugarloaf Yes, people have […]
Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet A great place to visit in Rio de Janeiro is the Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet. Was passing by the main streets in Rio downtown on my way to take the ferries to Niterói. Could not miss this fantastic building, full of history and books! A place to admire, to study, to […]
Army takes over Rio de Janeiro Brazilian president Temer along with his ministers have decided that the army is taking over security in Rio de Janeiro. The violent situation that the state of Rio has been going through over the past couple of years is no longer acceptable. The army will take over command of […]
A great museum in Rio de Janeiro! It’s been one year since the opening of the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. We can say that there was caos installed in Rio de Janeiro for almost 3 years during the construction of the Museum of Tomorrow at Mauá Square, near downtown Rio. Actually the […]
Visit the Aquario in Rio de Janeiro! Are you in Rio de Janeiro for just a few days? Try to put in your list the Aquario! It is Rio’s latest big attraction. Located in Praça Mauá, the aquarium offers several attractions to adults and children. Different tanks holding from the tiny little fish to the […]
Went to Barra da Tijuca to pick up 2 people from Greece and start an other private tour in Rio de Janeiro. Elias and Nico. 2 good friends who were in Rio just for 1 day. Then they were heading to Maceió, Northeast of Brazil. It was not a sunny day. Cloudy but not raining. […]
Olympics starts tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro After 8 years of preparation Rio de Janeiro is ready for the Olympics. I have visited all the venues during the past week and I can say that they are all ready for the begining of the games. Below there are 2 pictures showing the Lagoa Rodrigo de […]