Tag Archive: rio de janeiro

Sep
12

Traffic jam happens in Brazil and gets even worse with rain.

 

Last tuesday(sep 6th) was holiday´s eve and of course everyone was rushing home after work to enjoy the long weekend.

As I show below with a pic that I took my my iPhone, traffic was pretty bad in Curitiba, even knowing that traffic here is nowhere near bad as it is in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.

This avenue is called “Victor Ferreira do Amaral” it´s 3 lanes wide(each direction) and connects downtown to other neighborhoods and nearby cities(Pinhais for example). As I show in red on the map below.

Do you get traffic jam in your country as well?

Sep
05

World Youth Day happens in Brazil and the Pope Benedict XVI will be here.

 

It has been confirmed by the Pope Benedict XVI himself that he´ll come to Brazil.

 

He´ll visit our country during the World Youth Day that will take place in the world famous Rio de Janeiro.

 

 

Due to the Fifa´s Soccer World Cup (posts about it coming soon) that will happen in 2014, Benedict´s visit has been pushed earlier to 2013.

Our country is being host of many world famous events, stay tuned to hear about them all. The UFC 134 has been held in Rio.