By Donitra Clemons, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The countdown to the United Nations’ Rio+20 conference has begun, and already over 95 percent of the city’s hotels are booked to capacity. Of the few remaining hotel rooms available, prices are up to five times as much per night and with only weeks left, [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz in Ipanema was at the center of a protest demonstration yesterday (Saturday 12th) against plans to remove 113 trees during the implementation of a new Metro subway line. The trees, which have been part of the park for decades, [...]
By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The municipality of Maricá is situated on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State just about twenty kilometers away from Niterói, and only about sixty kilometers (forty miles) north from the city of Rio. Not only does Maricá provide residents with plenty of calm and [...]
By Nathan M. Walters, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio enjoys a special reputation as a city tolerant, if not welcoming, of street art. This stance on public art has helped produce incredible local talent and brought international artists to the area in recent years. As a result, once-blighted areas have been revitalized in [...]
By Ana Gabriela Ribeiro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The neighborhood of Leblon is perhaps the most exclusive and expensive in the city, yet bordered on two sides by canals draining into the sea, polluted water is often harming the beach’s appeal. On one side is the Jardim de Allah canal, and the [...]
By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After the 34.9 percent surge of Rio’s 2011 rental market, it is hard to keep up with the changes in how far one’s money will go. For those with the means, looking at renting in Rio with a budget of R$10,000 per month (US$5,400 with [...]
By Ségolène Poirier, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The environmental license for the construction of the Metro Line 4 was approved on Friday by the directors of the State Environmental Control Commission (CECA), to build four new stations between Ipanema and Gávea. This clears the way for work to begin in the next [...]
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio’s outer neighborhoods are set to reap the benefits from major new transportation links scheduled to be completed in time for the 2016 Olympic Games. Many areas will see vast improvements now that the city has secured R$1.63 billion (US$1 billion) to finance [...]
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Five years on from the launch of the government’s Program for Accelerated Growth (PAC) in 2007, a new study shows that sanitation projects financed by the plan are behind schedule. Just eight of the 114 projects monitored by the study had been [...]
By Lacy Edney, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Nestled between Flamengo, Glória, and Santa Teresa, Catete is small and easy to miss, but is truly a hidden treasure for anyone exploring the heart and history of Rio. On the border between Zona Sul (South Zone) and Centro, this cozy neighborhood is certainly better [...]
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