Clique aqui para Português Set with the task of hosting World Cup Games and the 2016 Olympics in the span of two years, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes has invested billions of reais in a wide range […]
Clique aqui para Português October 31, 2015 is the second annual United Nations’ World Cities Day, a day intended to promote interest in sustainable urban living around the world. This year’s theme is ‘Designed to […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Hilaine Yaccoub* in Portuguese published by Brasil 247 click here. Hilaine Yaccoub, PhD in Anthropology of Consumption at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), came to this conclusion after four years […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Thiago Guimarães published on BBC Brasil click here. During this final stretch to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, deadlines become shorter and pressure mounts on communities that […]
Clique aqui para Português Summer is approaching in Brazil and with it come searing temperatures upwards of 40 degrees Celsius. However, not all areas in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region will experience this heat to […]