Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – The city of Bombinhas, a seaside town 70 kilometers north of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, is considering charging tourists a fee. The mayor of Bombinhas, Ana Paula da Silva, said the … Continue reading
Brazil Travel & Tourism News RIO DE JANEIRO – The Brazilian Federation of Youth Hostels (FBAJ) announced Monday their annual ranking of the 10 best-rated hostels in Brazil.
Brazil Travel & Tourism News BLUMENAU, Brazil – Known by beer lovers the world over for its annual Oktoberfest, the city kicked off Blumenau Sommerfest 2013, Thursday. The festival, a kind of mini Oktoberfest, which also takes place in German … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Over two million revelers in Copacabana celebrated New Year 2013 under cloudless skies and with the largest pyrotechnic display in the world. Twenty-four metric tons of fireworks, accompanied by a soundtrack by João Brasil, … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – South America’s summer arrived in Rio Friday, Dec. 21, bringing 102 degree F. temperatures and beaches crowded with beautiful people.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Primates living at the Rio Zoo clowned around and posed for photos after receiving Christmas gift baskets from zookeepers Tuesday.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian singles, interviewed in a nationwide poll, voted Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro as the best beach in Brazil for flirting.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – A manhole exploded Tuesday afternoon in Copacabana, injuring a passing motorcyclist on Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana. The explosion occurred just behind the five-star Copacabana Palace Hotel, near where another manhole exploded earlier this … Continue reading
Brazil News SAO PAULO – Police released graphic video showing a woman and her daughter run down by a car at the entrance to Congonhas International Airport Saturday. Airport security cameras recorded the images, which show the moment the car … Continue reading
Brazil News SAO PAULO – Scores of passersby watched Thursday afternoon, as a redhead woman pounded a sedan with a hammer for several minutes on a busy Sao Paulo street. At least three witnesses recorded cellphone video, later uploaded to … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Miss Bumbum Brazil 2012 first and second runners-up spent Wednesday boating together on the Sao Paulo coast.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin American jazz singer Caren Souza spent Monday at the beach in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio, with best friend and Playboy bunny Thaiz Schmitt. The typical Brazilian girls, host of “Mischief” … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO — Juliana Paes pregnant with second child, according to Vivian Masutti’s column Ola, in Agora Sao Paulo. Masutti’s column correctly broke the news in May about Gisele Bundchen’s second pregnancy.
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Madonna arrived in Rio de Janeiro Friday morning, with her family aboard a private jet. The 54-year-old entertainer traveled straight to the Hotel Fasano in Ipanema without interacting with any of her fans, disappointing … Continue reading
Brazil News RIO DE JANEIRO – Closed circuit security cameras at a firm in Sao Paulo recorded the moment a freight train t-boned a school bus Thursday morning. At the time of the collision, only the bus driver and his … Continue reading
