Tag: cruise ships

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Between November 2015 and April 2016, approximately 565,000 people are expected to be disembarking from cruise ships in Rio de Janeiro. The number is fifteen percent higher compared to the...

Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon wonders why. Why, oh Why? He gets up every morning and walks some 300 meters to the newsstand where he buys the daily newspaper (the number is significant, read...

By Nicole Froio, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio is always a popular international tourism destination, and never more so than during the Carnival holiday. This year, in addition to seeing an increase in domestic...

By Chesney Hearst, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The proposed location for a new Y shaped pier capable of docking six massive cruise ships is causing waves of controversy in the city’s Port Zone. The alarm...