Pilot dies in small plane crash off Copacabana beach in Brazil

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

Rio's New Year's Eve celebration recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest in the world

The city of Rio de Janeiro was awarded the title of the largest New Year's Eve celebration in the world by Guinness World ...
Courthouse News Service

Brazil’s New Year’s Eve tradition traces history of religious intolerance

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

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

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 ...