especially downtown (Centro), Santa Teresa and Lapa. In all areas of Rio, remain vigilant with valuables due to pickpocketing, and keep in mind that some tourists have been involved in armed ...

Brazil has launched what it calls a social summit ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting of the top economies.

Thousands of revelers have gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual gay pride parade, many scantily ...

Since the release of the animated movie Rio (2011), parents and kids might be forgiven for thinking the city on the coast of Brazil is populated ... the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565.

If you come to Rio to revel in samba and other Brazilian music, Lapa is the place for you. This festive neighborhood ignites at night when locals swing their hips and sip on delectable cocktails.

The move still needs to be approved by Brazil's National Congress. "Organised crime has almost taken over the state of Rio de Janeiro, it is a cancer that spreads throughout the country and ...