Tag: Rio de Janeiro

A sculpture by Brazilian artist Renata Adler

Renata Adler, a Brazilian Artist with Her Head in the Stars

It is not just by chance that Renata Adler tries to appropriate in her ...

Brazilians of All Creeds Go to Sea to Celebrate African Deity Iemanjá

Dolls, roses, herbs-of-grace, white palm leaves, and a lot of fruit lent their colors ...

3 Dead, 20 Disappeared: Rio’s Buildings Collapse Evokes Scenes of 9/11

In Rio, last night, at around 8:30 pm, a 21-story building collapsed following what ...

First Minas, Now Brazil Floods Spread to Rio and São Paulo

Rosinha Garotinho, the mayor of the town of Campos de Goytacazes, in the state ...

An Explosive Situation in Rio: Manholes Detonating Like Bombs

Once again this week a manhole in the center of Rio, on the corner ...

Rio, Brazil, on the Run as One of World’s Seven Wonders. You Can Vote.

In July next year Swiss foundation New Seven Wonders is going to announce the ...

Cruise Liners Discover Brazil: A Quarter Million Tourists in 2006

The city of Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast of Brazil, is becoming one of ...