Últimas notícias Rio de Janeiro

2 weeks ago

Cariocas vão à praia apesar de decreto do governo do estado impedindo a aglomeração de pessoas

Rio Civil Defense sent to beaches, tell people to leave

The sunny weather encouraged a large number of people to go to the city’s beaches, opposing the recommendations made by the World Health Organization and the Health Ministry to avoid gatherings.

3 months ago

Roda gigante Rio Star que será inaugurada em dezembro, na zona portuária do Rio de Janeiro.

General

Latin America’s biggest ferris wheel inaugurated in Rio

Ferris wheel Rio Star, Latin America’s biggest, measuring 88 meters high was inaugurated Friday (Dec. 6) in Rio de Janeiro’s port area. Its full revolution will take 18 minutes. The public will be carried in gondolas with a capacity of up to eight passengers each.

4 months ago

General

Oil slick confirmed to have drifted to Rio de Janeiro

The oil that reached the coast of Rio de Janeiro has been found to match the material collected in the Brazilian Northeast and in he state of Espírito Santo, according to the Monitoring and Assessment Group (GAA). In a note released today (Nov.

5 months ago

General

Rio’s Christ the Redeemer now 88 years old

One of the world’s most famous constructions—next to the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, and the Statue of Liberty, in New York—the monument of Christ the Redeemer, in Rio de Janeiro, last weekend celebrated 88 years since its inauguration.

8 months ago

Cel Machado, comandante do CCOPAB.
Autorizamos a Agência Brasil a utilizar a foto do Cmt do CCOPAB, sem ônus.

Fotógrafo: 1º Ten Tavares

International

Rio center trains military observers for UN missions

The Joint Center for Peace Operations of Brazil—CCOPAB in the original acronym—based in Rio de Janeiro and controlled by the Brazilian Army, is hosting this year a theoretical and practical training program for military observers to serve on UN peace missions.