I arrived in Rio in 2010, and instantly fell in love with the city’s street art. Before long, I could recognise pieces by favourite artists such as Lelo and Pia Transborda on the streets around Santa Teresa and Botafogo where I used to work. In 2013, when Eat Rio morphed from a simple blog into Eat […] The post #EatRioLoves: The playful street art of Odylo Falcão appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Not everything in the #EatRioLoves series will be something exclusive to Rio, or even Brazil for that matter. If it’s something that I’ve grown to love since my arrival, and it’s available for newcomers to discover and appreciate while here in Rio, then that’s good enough for me. Today I want to talk about massive […] The post #EatRioLoves: Massive Avocados appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Not everything in Rio is 100% intuitive; it can take time to appreciate or understand some of the finer aspects of Carioca life. For this reason, I created the #EatRioLoves series. Whether you are here for a short visit, or you’re planning to stay for longer, I hope this series will help you connect with […] The post #EatRioLoves: Beer appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

#EatRioLoves? What’s that all about? Well I’ll get to that in a moment, but first of all: Hello readers! I just took at look at the blog section of the Eat Rio site and realised that I hadn’t written any posts for a loooong time – it’s high time for an update. The downturn in […] The post #EatRioLoves – Things to love about Rio appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Good news has been in short supply this year hasn’t it? Well I’ve got some here for you now: Eat Rio Food Tours are back up and running! 2020 has been a long slog for so many small businesses and here at Eat Rio it’s been no different. But I’m delighted to report that our […] The post Eat Rio Food Tours – we’re up and running again! appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Our perception of the passing of time is odd isn’t it? There have been periods during this most strange of years when things seemed to be dragging on interminably – would April ever come to an end? But then again, I now notice that we’re already two thirds of the way through 2020 and before […] The post Jeremy Bearimy, the Punisher kite and Black Lives Matter appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Hello again readers. I hope you’re all well. I had been hoping to avoid a long delay after my last post, but I moved house at the beginning of July and so instead of blogging I’ve been sanding, sweeping, painting, scouting for second-hand furniture and so on. Finally I’ve found a moment to shake the […] The post Helping Rio’s restaurant staff during the COVID-19 situation appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

I’m asked this question a lot at the moment, always with concern in the voice. Hardly surprising really when you look at the headlines (recent examples: “We are facing extermination”, “Brazil tops 50,000 deaths”). So the short answer is “Not great”. Covid infections are growing at an alarming rate, graveyards are overflowing in the larger […] The post How are things going in Brazil? appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

June 2020, Rio de Janeiro: Troubling times.   Well, it’s with mixed feelings that I announce that Eat Rio is an active blog again. Mixed feelings because having time to blog means a big hole has just opened up in my schedule. But more on that a little later. First, for those of you who […] The post The blog is back! appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more

Although Eat Rio, the blog, started life back in 2011, Eat Rio Food Tours didn’t get going until late 2013. Since those early days a lot has changed – a few guides have moved on to new pastures (shout out to Diana in Vermont, Angela in Melbourne and Felippe in Bristol!) and a few guides […] The post Eat Rio Food Tours enters the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame appeared first on eatrio.net ..read more