Rio De Janeiro Travel Blog

Exercise junkies planning a vacation in Rio de Janeiro will be in their element in this city of buff beach bodies. Those tanned and toned torsos don’t just hone themselves, and at times it can seem like the entire population of the city is either playing football or beach volleyball, working out...

Photo courtesy of Frances Ridley“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” if these wise words, from Ratty in Kenneth Graham’s Wind in the Willows, hold a ring of truth for you, make sure...

Locals will be getting extra-romantic on June 12 If you’re heading to Rio in the next few days, be prepared to encounter lots of lovestruck couples with that faraway look in their eyes. The Brazilian version of Valentine’s Day, Dia dos Namorados (which roughly translates as Lovers’...