Tag: São Conrado
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the inauguration of the first stretch of Rio’s costal bike path in January, the second stretch, from São Conrado to Barra de Tijuca, is moving closer to completion....
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – City officials in Rio de Janeiro announced on Monday (March 7th) that in a little over four months city residents and tourists will be able to ride from Ipanema...
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a year and six months of construction, the new bike path that connects the neighborhoods of Leblon and São Conrado, in Zona Sul (South Zone) was opened on January...
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The new stretch of metro line, Linha 4, that is being constructed to link Zona Sul (South Zone) with Barra da Tijuca in the Zona Oeste (West Zone) may...
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year before the 2016 Olympic Games hit Rio de Janeiro, the city hosts a series of test events to evaluate facilities, locations and to test-run the organization of...
By Georgia Grimond, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With almost every square inch of Rio’s heavenly coastline accounted for, the discovery of a small beach in Vidigal came as a surprise to local residents. The little bay was...
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The enlargement of the road stretch at the Joá including two tunnels is taking shape with 55 percent of the works concluded so far. The enlarged highway, which is...
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A gas leak is said to be the most likely cause for the explosion which shook awake residents of Rio de Janeiro’s São Conrado neighborhood early Monday morning, May 18th....
By Kate Rintoul, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — An ambitious new project to significantly increase the capacity along the “Elevado do Joá” which is part of the highway between Barra da Tijuca and Zona Sul (South Zone) started...
