A pro-Israel non-profit organization staged a demonstration on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach on Sunday to protest Iran's ...

Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be ...

Here Are What Venues for the Rio Olympics Look Like Now 3 minute read View of the world-famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Jan.18, 2017. Vanderlei Almeida—AFP/Getty Images ...

Rio de Janeiro is a city of storms, and this high peak attracts strikes like bees to a honeypot. Lightning rods were originally built into the statue’s head to help with strikes.

When you arrive, Rio de Janeiro hits you in the face. First, the humidity engulfs you. Next, you’re struck by gorgeous vistas. Then, along the highway from the airport, the stench of sewage arrives.

Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

Rio de Janeiro, known as the Marvelous City, is famous for its breathtaking landscapes, wonderful beaches, welcoming people, and, of course, Carnival. Home to the Christ the Redeemer statue, the ...

The main samba school parades are held at the Sambadrome, a purpose-built parade venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The festivities continue until March 8, 2025.

We asked Mayara Lima, a rainha de bateria (drum queen) at Pararaíso do Tuiti, one of Rio's most renowned samba schools, how to experience the city's rich samba culture during Carnival and beyond.

Twenty-five people, including one police officer, were killed in a police anti-drug raid in a slum on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, according to state police, despite a Supreme Court order banning ...

Smart cities Rio de Janeiro is making a digital map of one of Brazil’s largest favelas Illegal and unplanned settlements will grow in cities everywhere as urbanization accelerates.

People at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro as the temperatures soar to mark the beginning of summer. AFP Claudio Hailuc, representing a group of Abrico naturists, welcomed Tuesday's move.