Most of the millions of tourists who visit Rio every year enjoy its world-famous carnival, beaches, and nightlife without ...

An explosion of colour and flamboyant dancing, Rio de Janeiro Carnival is not to be missed in Brazil. But the performing in the city's famed festivities could be in jeopardy for some samba schools.

A fire Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro factory that produces costumes for the city's iconic Carnival left 10 people hospitalized, Rio's state health department said, casting a shadow over preparations ...

The LGBTQ+ community has blocks dedicated primarily to us or where many gays are present. In these blocks, cruising is ...

Starting this Wednesday, Brazil will experience a new heat wave that is expected to raise temperatures across much of the ...

Around the corner from Brazil's biggest tourist attractions lie gang-guarded areas where 19 people were shot last year.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to ...

The 10 best moments of Shakira's Las Mujeres No Ya LLoran World Tour opening show in Brazil. The Colombian star kicked off the trek on Tuesday.

Shakira begins her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Rio de Janeiro, plus King Charles, Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and ...

Revelers leave a train station on their way to the pre-Carnival "Caxias Water Planet" street party, in Duque de Caxias, Rio ...

Competing at these 2016 Summer Games is not so straightforward for Yusra, who less than a year ago was fighting for her life ...

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