Rio World Capital of Architecture – UNESCO.UIA and the 27th Word Congress of Architects

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 […]

Read More…

Flying high

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 […]

Read More…

Typically from Rio

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 […]

Read More…

The sunset in Guanabara Bay

uma embarcação clássica de madeira, desenhada especialmente para passeios náuticos e batizada de Maré Mansa

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. […]

Read More…

The Flavors of the Brazilian Jockey Club

Os sabores do Jockey Club Brasileiro

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. […]

Read More…

Handicraft showcase from Brazil

Handicraft showcase from Brazil

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. […]

Read More…