By 2020, Rio de Janeiro will boast an unprecedented title awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Union of Architects (UIA): the first World Capital of Architecture, a recognition of its wealth of styles spread across parks, avenues and beachfront. Throughout the year the city’s calendar will be […]
As president of the Rio de Janeiro City Tourism Company – Riotur, Marcelo Alves has among his attributions to make the city even more attractive to domestic and foreign tourists. This is a task he plays with great focus on marketing. And near the end of the year, the eyes of the world turn here, […]
Rio de Janeiro is a destination that provides its visitor with a plural experience. If you are on the beach, in fifteen minutes, you will be in Tijuca Forest, one of the largest urban forests in the world. If you decide to take your feet off the ground and watch one of the most enchanting […]
In the popular cuisine of Rio de Janeiro there are some dishes that are common to the menus of the city’s restaurants and bars. Many of them have European influence and are adapted to local taste. An example is the Picadinho de Carne (Mince) of Portuguese origin, served with poached egg, breaded banana and different […]
Enjoying the sunset in Guanabara Bay is the proposal of the Sunset Tour Experience, aboard a classic wooden boat, specially designed for nautical tours and named Mare Mansa. For three hours, besides enjoying the marine environment, tourists can see the sights of Rio and Niteroi, such as Fiscal Island, Navy Arsenal, Museum of Tomorrow, Sugar Loaf, Botafogo Cove, Flamengo Beach, Gloria, Rio-Niteroi Bridge, Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum, Santa Cruz Fortress, Tamandare da Lage Fort, and Sao Joao Fort. […]
Turf stage and headquarter of the country’s biggest horse racing event – the Brazilian Grand Prix – the Brazilian Jockey Club (JCB) is located at the Gavea Hippodrome, in the South Zone of Rio. Built in the first half of the 20th century, it attracts visitors through the beauty of its architecture and for being in a privileged region, between Christ the Redeemer, the Botanical Garden and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. […]
They promote environmental and sustainable awareness. They reached the capitals and the inner cities, during the day or at night, there is no age limit to participate and have encouraged what can also be, according to the route, a type of ecotourism: Marathon Tourism or Maratourism. We’re talking about street races events. […]
It is in a historical building of Tiradentes Square, in the Cultural Corridor of Ancient Rio, central region of the city, where the Reference Center of the Brazilian Craft (CRAB) of the Sebrae is installed. Created in 2016 to promote and contribute to qualify the image of handmade products in Brazil, since its inauguration the CRAB store has sold more than 17,000 pieces and items of artisans in the country. […]
About two hours by car from the capital, we arrived at Nova Friburgo, a mountain town in Rio, which since 2017 has officially won the title of “Brazilian Switzerland”. According to historians, around 260 Swiss families, coming from the canton of Friborg (reason for the name of the municipality) were the colonizers of the place. […]
In November, the city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates 33 years of Reforestation Effort, an environmental recovery program internationally recognized by entities such as the United Nations – UN and by awards such as the ‘Model Project Award” of the Society for Ecological Restoration. […]
