Brazil's Supreme Court pulls mining on Indigenous land from proposed legislation, Rio Tinto invests $926 million with ...

A passenger bus flipped on its side in southeastern Brazil in the early hours of Tuesday, killing 11 people, including two children, local authorities said. Around 50 passengers were on the bus ...

Rio de Janeiro faces a flood emergency as heavy rains lead to landslides, displacing over 346 people and prompting urgent ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 2, 2025) — The world’s fact-checkers will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Fundação ...

Entering the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, the taxi driver’s warning is stark: “Some of the favelas are so dangerous, even the ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President ...

Rio Tinto will supply 70% of the iron ore for a new hydrogen-based steelmaking plant being developed with Austrian steelmaker ...

A Brazilian resident captured video of cows floating in floodwaters in Angra dos Reis, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Over the weekend, heavy rain caused severe flooding in the region. Angra ...

People found with 40 grams or less will be evaluated and may be referred to treatment. It isn't clear what happens if they ...

The decision in the “ADPF of the Favelas” expands federal oversight in Rio’s public security and sets new rules for policing ...

will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in November. The country was likely picked so it can dovetail with the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (known in shorthand as COP30), which is heading ...