Brazilian July 2013 Rio Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro) and Brazilian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The municipal council of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro (Cámara de Concejales de Río de Janeiro), has announced plans to declare 4 additional, one-off, non-working public holidays in July 2013, to alleviate traffic congestion during the upcoming visit of Pope Francis and Jornada Mundial de la Juventud (JMJ). [full story]