In less than one month’s time 32 football teams representing the hopes and dreams of their countries will meet in Brazil to contest the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The opening match will be played on the 12th of June and the final in Brazil’s football home, the legendary Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on the 13th of July.

Attracting more than five million people annually carnival in Rio de Janeiro is one of the world’s most spectacular celebrations. It is often classified as the world’s biggest party and understandably so. For more than a week the country comes to a halt and the streets of Rio de Janeiro and the rest of the country are filled with colour, costumes, music and fantasy.

Mention Brazil and one of the first things that come to mind, after football of course, is Carnival. The competition in the Sambodromo is fierce with different samba schools battling it out amongst themselves to be the best school in Brazil.

Tickets for the World Cup Brazil 2014 went on sale yesterday and more than 1 million tickets were sold in the first seven hours. If you are thnking og going we will tell you everything you need to know about getting your tickets to one of the world’s greatest sporting events.

Everyone likes to spend the day on the beach, laying on the sand the warmth of the sun slowly turning your skin a lovely shade of brown or a bright red if you forget the sunscreen. In Rio de Janeiro going to the beach is more than just laying on the sand it forms part of the fabric of society, each beach has a different vibe and attracts different beach goers. With over 40km of beach to choose from Rio de Janeiro has a beach for everyone. Let’s have a look at some of the more popular beaches in Rio de Janeiro.

With a line up featuring world renowned artists Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Iron Maiden, David Guettea, Alicia Keys and Bon Jovi it comes as no surprise that tickets for one of the world’s biggest music festival Rock in Rio 2013 sold out in four hours. For seven days Rio de Janeiro will focus the attention of the music world from the 13-15 and 19-22 of September 2013.

Friendly Rentals has just arrived in Rio de Janeiro, which is why the apartment of the week couldn’t be anywhere else but this beautiful city. To celebrate our new destination we are heading to Brazil to present you with this impressive luxury apartment on the famed Copacabana beach from here you can enjoy the sun, the scenery and a refreshing caipirinha when night falls.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most fascinating cities in Sth. America. Since the 16th century the surrounding rivers, mountains and lagoons have witnessed the growth of this beautiful metropolis to what it is today, one of Brazil’s major economic and cultural centres.