Rio de Janeiro – A Carnival you won’t forget!

BLOG Rio de Janeiro – A Carnival you won’t forget!   It’s quite easy to determine the date of the Carnival. You only have to look at the Carnival history to gain a perspective of why. The carnival is observed from Friday until the day preceding Ash Wednesday. So you can understand the term Fat […]

Christ the Redeemer

BLOG Christ the Redeemer From the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park – the statue of Christ the Redeemer towers high above Rio. With its arms wide open, the statue has guarded the city since 1931. This 38-metre-high statue is Rio de Janeiro’s landmark monument and draws […]

Favela Tour

BLOG Favela Tour   Favelas are part of the carioca landscape. Even if the word has a negative connotation, it is a reality in Brazil. But what does that exactly mean? Favelas aredisadvantaged neighborhoods with mostly a lack of infrastructures and means. We often associate favela with violence, insecurity, drug and traffic. Nevertheless we should […]