By Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Marta Nogueira and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A synthetic fluid leak of about 15 ...

Officials in Brazil say that a plane towing an advertising banner has crashed into the sea off Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and ...

Rio de Janeiro has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the host of the world's largest New Year's Eve ...

Mayor Eduardo Paes (centrist) set aside one of the city's music stages for gospel, a genre closely tied to evangelical ...

The custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. The heavy downpour wreaked havoc ...

Watch Rio de Janeiro's dazzling firework show to bring in the new year. Venezuelan VP demands US free Maduro and vows to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 19 (Reuters) - The beaches of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be closed this weekend, according to a municipal decree enacted on Friday, as the local government seeks to stem ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo announced on Friday they are postponing colorful Carnival parades to the end of April, due to an increase in ...

Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why. Yes, ...