What are the best places to visit in Rio de Janeiro? This is a very important question you should be asking yourself if Rio de Janeiro is going to be your next destination. There are of course the main attractions in the city: Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. But what else can you […]
Rio de Janeiro to host cycling conference in 2018 It will be the first time that the Velo-City conference will be held in South America. Since 2012, Rio has made a conscious effort regarding sustainable transportation and cycling. This has come in the form of the construction of bicycle lanes and a bicycle sharing scheme that […]
The fantastic Museum of Tomorrow in Rio It was a great opening for a great museum. We had 36 hours of music and celebration in Rio de Janeiro last weekend. The party was to welcome the Cariocas (people born in Rio) and the tourists to our newest place in town: The Museum of Tomorrow. […]
Rio 2016 Olympic Games in full preparation December has just started. Now we have a bit less than 9 months for the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Preparation for the games are in full swing at Barra da Tijuca and Deodoro. Some people, including myself, are surprised with the progress taking place at […]
Maori show and exhibition in Rio de Janeiro ends on the 25th October The New Zealand and Maori Arts Institute has brought to Brazil this amazing exhibition. The group arrived in Rio de Janeiro last week and will be at the Rio de Janeiro botanical gardens up to the 20th October, performing […]
A new event test in Rio for the Olympics. With less than a year to go for the Olympics in Rio, more events test are happening in Rio in the coming weeks. Theses events can give organizers a better idea about logistics and security for example. Sambódromo helding events. This particular event has just […]
Rock in Rio concert next week celebrates Rio’s 450th Anniversary We will have a special celebration of Rio’s Anniversary this week. The Rock in Rio’s Sunset Stage will hold shows to honor the city’s history and culture with performances of chorinho, samba, rock, etc. Great artists on stage during Rock in Rio festival Among the […]
Rio de Janeiro policemen to train more From now on the new members of the Military Police in Rio de Janeiro will have to train more before being able to get their certificate and work in the community. The increased training will include new modules focusing mainly on community policing and conflict management. From 7 to […]
Forum to discuss the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro It´s been held in Rio a forum to discuss the benefits of the games to the city. Tradesmen and businesses men who work in the tourism industry are getting together to ensure that the tourism in Rio will remain strong after the games. Previous Olympic […]
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games We are only 500 days from the beggining of the olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It seemed like yesterday when the International Comitee selected Rio to be the next host of the games. Since then progress in the construction areas was made but we have problems in certain areas […]