The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at night, especially downtown (Centro), Santa Teresa and Lapa. In all areas of ...

Besides plenty of local visitors, the International Olympic Committee predicts at least half a million people from overseas will descend on Rio de Janeiro for the Games in August. No doubt lots of ...

Rio de Janeiro, Apr 12 (EFE).- Environmentalists see preserving the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay as a way to promote sustainable development centered on ecotourism. Spots such as ...

Rafael Tonon is an award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and researcher, covering food trends and the restaurant industry in Brazil and Portugal for Slate, The Washington Post, Epicurious, Atlas ...