I opened my eyes, and a man was standing over me. “Are you alright? What happened?” he asked me in Portuguese. I looked around, incredibly…
Let’s face it – it won’t be a secret that you are a gringo in Brazil. It is fairly obvious separating the locals from the…
Although it is difficult to narrow down the best of the caloric intake options Rio has to offer, the following will prove most excellent in…
Rio de Janeiro hosted the first ever (and aptly named) Rock in Rio music festival in 1985. Following the ten-day-long flagship event that featured Queen,…
The best surfers in the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro this past weekend for the Billabong Pro Rio. Competitions took place over ten days…
Behold. The top of Rio de Janeiro. Pedra da Gávea. Taller than Cristo Redentor (Giant Stone Jesus) and Pão de Açúcar, it offers arguably the…
What is a baile funk, you ask? Well, it is, in short, a party (in a club, on the street, on the beach, wherever you…
The favelas (or the PC terminology – comunidades) in Rio de Janeiro and around Brazil have gotten a bad rap over the years (for those…
If you do not know what Carnaval is (or maybe if you think you know what Carnaval is), you are missing out. In short, this…
The city of Niterói sits just across the bay from Rio de Janeiro. The Museu de Arte Contemporânea (MAC) is a good day trip for those bored of the Zona Sul.
Getting around any big city can be a challenge, especially if you’re unfamiliar with your options. Here is a quick and inaccurate guide to Rio de Janeiro.
Most people associate Rio de Janeiro with its beaches (or women, or drugs, or this song, or Cristo Redentor), but opposite the beaches, Rio is…
