City Tours and Excursions in Rio de Janeiro
City tours Bike tours Rio By Bike offers tours with bilingual guides that take you to the beaches of the South Zone, Aterro do Flamengo Park, Gloria Marina and the…
Category: South America
Transportation in Rio de Janeiro
Public transportation The number of public transportation is quite limited. The air-conditioned metro (Tel: (0800) 595 11 11. Internet: www.metrorio.com.br) is clean, convenient and efficient and probably the safest form of…
Attractions in Rio de Janeiro
Attractions in Rio de Janeiro Copacabana Copacabana is a large suburb of Rio and best known for its wide and four kilometer long sandy beach. It is visited by all layers…
Rio de Janeiro / Galeão – RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim (GIG)
Airport address: Rio de Janeiro / Galeão – RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim, Infraero-Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrurura Aeroportuaria, 21942-900 Rio de Janeiro Current: In 2016, the parking spaces were…
Uruguay Recent History
In 1931 Gabriel Terra was elected, who was dictator and remained in office until 1938, when General Alfredo Baldomir overthrew him and imprinted all his politics after a close friendship…
Paraguay Recent History
On April 30, 1939 Josè Felix Estigarribia was elected president who immediately set to work to improve the country’s economy. He had a project for the construction of a railway…
Chile Recent History
The parliamentary regime, meanwhile, was going through a very critical period due to the internal discord between the parties, which generated the absolute instability of the successive ministries, under the…
Tobago and Trinidad Recent History
TOBAGO It was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498. In the 16th century, the Spaniards were the first colonizers of this island, which with Trinidad is part of South America. In…
Guyana Recent History
Burnham had achieved excellent results by improving communication routes, with a consequent increase in exports. With the entry into force of the new Constitution on 23 February 1970 the “Cooperative…
Brazil Recent History
In 1891 the Brazilian Constituent Assembly voted the first Republican Constitution which remained in force until 1930. Then there was a period of 25 years in which dictatorships followed, the…