Rio de Janeiro Neighborhoods Safety The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at night, especially downtown ...

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has issued a decree to regulate the city’s 30 miles of coastline. Many residents fear it will ...

If you want beaches and views, explore the south. If you need some intellectual and cultural stimulation, go north. That’s ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Brazil, so if you're planning a trip there, here are some ...

FOR AT LEAST half a decade, Juliana Ayako has been fascinated by a strange, slapdash house on a bare hillside that she passes when she drives from her home in Rio de Janeiro to her partner’s ...

Discover the latest Architecture news and projects on Rio De Janeiro at ArchDaily, the world's largest architecture website. Stay up-to-date with articles and updates on the newest developments in ...

Of the 158 thousand special cards put on sale by MetrôRio for New Year's Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, about 70 thousand have already been sold. The busiest time - from 9 pm to 10 pm - is ...

Palácio de Cristal is one of several Toledo works commissioned by the Rio de Janeiro metro as part of the architect João Batista Martinez Corrêa’s plan for the station, a cavernous space with ...

A discarded sofa in the Canal de Fundão, one of the most polluted stretches of Guanabara Bay, close to the campus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Image by Andrew Johnson.

The Rio subway system is cheap, clean and easy to navigate. Single subway tickets are priced at 6.90reais (about $1.40) and doesn't expire after purchase. A variety of metro-bus combination ticket ...