Weekly Event - Mariléa Feito à Mão

What: “Mariléa Feito à Mão” Feira de Artesanato e Gastronomia (Art and Food Fair)
Where: Praça Jaime Rodrigues Villar, next to the Ginásio Poliesportivo Benedito Zarour, in the Jardim Mariléa neighborhood
Hours: 6pm to 10pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus holidays

June 2011 - 9th Annual Festival of Jazz & Blues

Rio das Ostras prepares to hold another edition of Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival, taking place on the 22nd through the 26th of June, with free concerts on three outdoor stages. The festival, held by the Municipality, through the Department of Tourism, Trade and Industry, produced by Blue Productions, will again present great singers and instrumentalists of the genre.

May 2011 - Festival of Art and Food

What: Feira de Artesanato e Gastronomi
Where: Jaime Rodrigues Villar Plaza, next to Ginásio Poliesportivo Benedito Zarour, in the Jardim Mariléa neighborhood.
When: May 6th through 8th from 6 to 10pm
Photo courtesy of Amlid Jazz Dance Website

Bicycle Club - BikeRO

What: BikeRO bicycle club
Website: http://bikeriodasostras.blogspot.com/
Email contact: bikero@bol.com.br

BikeRO is an inclusive club that welcomes all types of cyclists at all levels. Their goal is to form a connection between beginners and more advanced riders to show what the bike can offer you. They try to show a better quality of life which connects with nature, to transform children into bikers and bikers in children and promote peace of spirit about being on two wheels.

Jazz and Blues at the Clamshell

Once a month on a Saturday night the city of Rio das Ostras hosts a free Jazz and Blues concert in the Praça São Pedro at Praia do Centro in the Clamshell ampitheater.

Big names in Jazz from all over come here to play. The quality of music is fantastic and with so many kiosks, restaurants and vendors available it is a fun night out for everyone.

They seem to fall on the third Saturday of the month, but I haven't been able to confirm this yet. Anyone have a reliable source for the schedule? Please leave a comment.

May 2011 - Taste of Rio Charity Event

Normally I'll only be adding information about events specific to Rio das ostras, but I'm making an exception in this case. If you haven't already heard about it, go check it out. The International Club of Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Taste of Rio event in the beautiful Clube Federal in Alto Leblon. Click here for information and ticket sales.

It looks like a fantastic event and worth the trip into Rio.

April 2011 - 19th Anniversary of Rio das Ostras Independence

Preparations have already begun for the nineteenth anniversary of the Political Administrative Emancipation of Rio das Ostras (April 10), which will be celebrated with an extensive lineup between April 8th to the 11th with a parade, free concerts, sports competition and other events.

Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11pm, and Sunday at 9pm there will be free concerts performed at Camping Costazil. 

The Memorial Parade will take place on Saturday, the 9th at 9am, on Avenida Amazonas in Centro. Participants will be local schools, government departments and entities of civil society organizations.

April 2011 - Classic Cars of Rio das Ostras

What?  II Classic Ostras - A gathering of vintage and collectible cars in  Rio das Ostras.
Where?  Lagoa de Iriry
When?  April 17th, 2011 from 9am to 5pm.
How much?  Participation and observation are FREE.

Along with the classic cars, there will be music from the 60's, 70's and 80's playing during the event, an exhibition of miniature classic cars, giveaways, and even a presentation of  the Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues festival, known internationally by lovers of Jazz and Blues music.

May 2011 - Musical Group - Strada da Terra

The alternative, reggae and soul musical group from Rio de Janeiro "Strada da Terra" will perform in at the Festa Fechada in Rio das ostras at Praia da Joana on Saturday May 21st, 2011 at 5pm.

Praia da Joana is between Boca de Barra at Praia do cemitario, and virgin beach. From the map it looks like it is very near the southewestern end of Av. Costa Azul.

Photo from Diário Riostrense blog.

March 2011 - XVI Ostrascycle-Motorcycle rally in Costazul

This weekend, starting today (Thursday, March 24th) through Sunday the 27th there is a motorcycle rally in Costazul, which will include a delegation from Daytona in the United States.


This will be a huge event. The prefecture expects more than twenty five thousand motorcyclists this year.

There will be an area with over 65 vendor tents available for the public.