Tattoo Week Rio 2016 Begins January 22nd
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tattoo Week Rio will return to the Convenções Sul América in Centro for its fourth edition on January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. The largest tattoo and body piercing convention in Latin America, Tattoo Week Rio 2016 will feature fifty international and eight hundred and […]
U.S. Issues Travel Alert for Brazil Due to Zika Virus
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 2 travel alert for pregnant women in or going to countries where there have been reports of the Zika virus, including Brazil and thirteen other Latin American countries. “Until more is […]
Rio Institutes R$510 Fine for Urinating in Public During Carnival
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Rio braces for Carnival 2016, and the 505 bloco street parties that sweep across the city, it also faces the large inebriated crowds looking for a place to go to the bathroom. Authorities this year will slap a R$510 fine on anyone caught urinating […]
David Lean Film Retrospective at CCBBRio Begins January 27
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Beginning January 27th and continuing through February 15th, the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil of Rio de Janeiro (CCBBRio) will host a retrospective featuring the complete works of English director David Lean. During the retrospective, the films Lean directed will screen in the CCBBRio’s […]
Toxic Gas Spills into Air at Brazil’s Santos Port Terminal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Firefighters continue their work at the Santos Port, in São Paulo, Brazil, where a fire broke out on Thursday afternoon destroying containers filled with chemical products. According to officials, water from the rain leaked into containers containing hydrochloric acid and sodium dichloroisocyanurate, creating a chemical […]
Brazil Unemployment Up 38% to Same Quarter in 2014
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Unemployment rate in Brazil for the quarter ending in October of 2015 increased by nine percent, according to the IBGE’s (Brazilian Statistics Bureau) National Household Survey (PNAD). The rate is the highest since 2012, when the historic series was started. According to the survey over […]
With Credit Crunch in Brazil, Real Estate Consortiums Up 41.5%
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With declining credit supply and no forecast of an improvement in the economy in the short-term, many Brazilians have resorted to the consortium system to help pay for durable goods such automobiles and homes. According to ABAC (Brazilian Association of Consortium Administrators) there was a […]
Unidos da Tijuca Samba School to Close Feb 7th Carnival Parades
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Unidos da Tijuca will be the last samba school to parade in Rio de Janeiro’s famed Sambódromo during the first night of Grupo Especial (Special Group) competition on February 7th. Four-time Carnival champions, the samba school won in 1936, 2010, 2012, and most recently […]
Rio’s Olympic Visitors Likely to Be Different to World Cup Tourists
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Brazil’s heads towards becoming the first country in South America to host an Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro can expect a different kind of visitor to those that came to enjoy the FIFA World Cup in 2014. Greater in number, concentrated in the city […]
Mandinga: A New Party on Rio’s Caesar Park Hotel Rooftop
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Three event producers in Rio de Janeiro have come together create a new party that will celebrate the many sounds of urban culture from around the world with DJs spinning everything from Brazilian rhythms to ragga to cumbia to bass. Named, Mandinga, the party […]
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