Driving in downtown Rio de Janeiro the other day, I had to slam on the brakes as a sequined carnival reveler wearing a Speedo and fishnet stockings danced across the thoroughfare. His companion, in ...

The scene where Marielle Franco and her driver were both shot to death in Rio de Janeiro. AP RIO DE JANEIRO — A city council member and her driver were shot to death by two unidentified attackers on a ...

July 12 (Reuters) - At the Gato Café in downtown Rio de Janeiro, coffee and tea are served with whiskers and a purr. In its pink-walled interior, customers can purchase lattes dusted with cat ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found ...

French star Juliette Binoche has presented at the 27th edition of the Rio International Film Fest the premiere of “In-I in ...

People cry on the sidewalk next to scene where council member Marielle Franco and her driver have where shot to death by two unidentified attackers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 15, 2018.

The elevator attendants are under no illusion: Their days are numbered. Yet the few thousand operators in Rio de Janeiro who have clung on to their jobs well into the 21st century are hoping the ...