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Rio’s Tiki Hostel in Cantagalo Combines Carioca and Kiwi Culture

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sitting high on the hilltop favela community of Cantagalo, the recently opened Tiki Hostel offers...

Rio Rugby Club Throws New Year’s Eve Party in Cantagalo

By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To round off a busy year and mark the beginning of a new one,...

Rio’s Cantagalo Favela Hosts its First Jazz Festival on June 6th

By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the hopes of introducing more jazz music to the favela of Cantagalo while...

Letter: Cantagalo Incident, Attacked in the Favela

Letter to the Editor, by Chuck Cassie RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Friday night my friend Ryan and I walked a mutual friend home....

Real Estate Prices Fall in Cantagalo, Pavão-Pavãozinho

By Chris Kudialis, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 combined residents, the neighboring morros (hills) of Cantagalo and...

General Osório, Cantagalo Metro Stations Closed

By Maria Lopez Conde, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — Both the Cantagalo and the General Osório metro stations in Rio were closed...

General Osório, Cantagalo Metro to Close for Extension

By Ana Gabriela Ribeiro, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since opening in 2009, the General Osório Metro station (the last stop of Line...

US Brings NBA to Cantagalo Favela

By Doug Gray, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Former NBA stars Bruce Bowen and Ron Harper were in Rio de Janeiro’s once-notorious Cantagalo...

Cantagalo Elevator to Open in June

By Mira Olson, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - State Transportation Secretary Júlio Lopes announced last week that the inauguration of the elevator that will...

Cantagalo Elevator Opens March

By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor RIO DE JANEIRO - The opening of a sixty-meter elevator providing access to the Cantagalo and Pavão/Pavãozinho communities is to...

Almost 80% of young San Tomeans want to leave the country 

About 80% of young San Tomeans want to leave the country for better living conditions, namely employment, and health. Many have lost hope in the...

Rains leave 1,200 homeless and 300 displaced in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Civil Defense of Rio de Janeiro continues to monitor the weather conditions in the state after the heavy...

Rio de Janeiro mayor asks governor to evaluate holding fireworks display on New Year’s Eve

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, met with Governor Claudio Castro on Monday (6) to discuss the...

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