Monthly Archives: February 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Nightlife Guide
Tuesday's Rio Nightlife Pick : On a lively street sprinkled with bars, Ponto da Bossa Nova is a cozy wood-lined space with a...
Rio’s 2012 Carnival in Numbers: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At a press conference on Monday, the municipal Secretaries for Tourism and...
Theft at Gunpoint on Pedra da Gávea: Daily
By Laura Madden, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thirty people were robbed at gunpoint while on a mountain hike at Pedra da Gávea...
Funds for Emergency Hospital Care: Daily
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha made a routine visit to the Miguel Couto hospital in...
Santa Teresa Bonde Back in 2014: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Santa Teresa’s iconic yellow tram – the “bonde” – will be back...
Vasco and Flu in Guanabara Final: Daily
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Vasco and Fluminense will meet in the final of the Taça Guanabara, the Campeonato...
Unidos da Tijuca Wins 2012 Carnival: Daily
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a competition that was as spectacularly contested as ever, Zona Norte...
Carnival 2012 Sambódromo Highlights
By Fiona Hurrell, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At long last the eagerly anticipated Carnival parades of 2012 at Rio's Sambódromo happened with...
Brazil Cuts Budget Plan by R$55 Billion
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian government has an announced an aggressive program of budget cuts...
Brazil Police Plan Strikes Nationally
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The strikes by police and firefighters that have affected Bahia and Rio...
