Rio Introduces QR Codes in Cemetery During Memorial Day
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – New QR codes are expected to be one of the highlights of those going to Rio de Janeiro’s São Jõao Batista Cemetery this Monday, November 2nd, when Brazil celebrates memorial day. The QR code (Quick Response) technology is a mobile phone readable bar code that […]
International Short Film Festival Returns to Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro (The International Short Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro) will return on November 4th for its 25th edition. Continuing through November 11th, the festival will feature free screenings of more than 280 international and national […]
What R$10,000 Rents in Rio de Janeiro for 2015
By Shalina Chatlani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Property prices in Rio have boomed over the last seven years, with apartment rental prices topping out in 2014, and now slowly starting to decline through 2015. Although Rio remains one of the most expensive cities in South America, foreigners with U.S. dollars to spend […]
Tough Weekend for Rio’s Football Teams in the Brasileirão
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense football (soccer) club, who have been Rio de Janeiro’s best hope in the Brasileirão ‘Série A’ national tournament, are now firmly in the middle of the table, even after beating fellow Carioca team Vasco de Gama 1-0 last night (November 1st) at Engenhão […]
Rio’s ‘O Cluster’ Celebrates Third Anniversary on November 1st
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, November 1st, the popular fashion, food, art and music fair, O Cluster, returns to Casa da Glória to celebrate its third anniversary. The event will feature thirty brands, ten food vendors, DJs spinning, and family-friendly films being screened by the pool. Created […]
Brazil’s Senate Approves Visa Exemption for 2016 Olympics
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The senate in Brazil approved a bill yesterday (Thursday) that will exempt visa requirements to all foreigners coming to Brazil during the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. According to Tourism Minister, Henrique Eduardo Alves, the government’s expectation is that with the […]
Lapa Security Model to be Expanded in Rio de Janeiro
By Shalina Chatlani, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In an effort to expand public security in Rio de Janeiro, the state government and the Federation of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro (Fecomércio) signed an agreement (on October 26th) to reproduce the Operação Lapa Presente (Operation Lapa Today) in three more of Rio’s neighborhoods: […]
Brazil’s Government Admits Negative GDP Growth for 2016
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government of Brazil delivered yet another blow to the country’s ailing economy on Thursday by announcing that it now estimates a retraction in the country’s GDP for 2016 of one percent. Earlier in the week the government had revised its retraction of the […]
Celebrating Halloween Weekend 2015 in Rio de Janeiro
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Growing in popularity every year, Halloween, also known as dia das bruxas (witches’ day) in Brazil, will be celebrated in clubs, bars, and pubs located throughout Rio de Janeiro this weekend. While several celebrations have already taken place this month, many more are planned […]
Approved Anti-Terrorism Bill in Brazil is Heavily Criticized
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After a heated debate on Wednesday, Brazil’s Senate approved a bill which defines the crime of terrorism in the country. A fiery discussion among senators arose after a clause that specified that the bill did not apply to political demonstrations and social, union and religious […]
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