By Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro's ...

Rio de Janeiro police demolished on Tuesday a facility they dubbed a "drug trafficking resort," which they said was used as a ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I always joke with my friends that if it wasn't for the ...

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known ...

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the ...

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Jag Images/Getty There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City. To behold the curved coastline, the dramatic dips and peaks of the mountainous landscape covered in rainforest foliage, ...

Mayara Lima is famous for her hypnotising samba style. Here, she shares the best samba experiences in Rio, from traditional school events to samba circles.

HotéisRIO, the Cidade Maravilhosa's hotel owners' association, forecast that hotel occupancy during this year's Carnival ...

There is still some time to go until the festivities, but street parties and samba school rehearsals are already kicking off the greatest show on Earth.

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, there’s a huge workforce stitching, fixing, sweeping up feathers and sequins, and assembling floats and instruments.

Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures on Monday reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) — about 145 degrees warmer than Bismarck, North ...