I do not want to leave this place,” I scribbled in my journal the night we flew home. I meant it. Rio de Janeiro has that ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 8 (EFE).Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 8 (EFE). — Among the swimmers, ball players and sunbathers on Rio’s iconic Ipanema beach, Helô Pinheiro is still recognized as the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Chauffeured in a classic Porsche, the Brazilian beauty steps out into 1960s Rio de Janeiro. The pastel pastiche is easy on the eyes, and so is the pin-up girl tracing twirls as a ...

With more than 4,600 miles of coastline, Brazil has some of the best beaches in the world, from the island paradise of Lopes ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tryst Hospitality, the global leader in luxury LGBTQ+ travel, is bringing its signature blend of high-end hospitality and unapologetic ...

He’d arguably chosen the wrong musician for his swipe – Gil remains relentlessly inventive and, at 74, fantastically dynamic – but it was clear what he was getting at. A lot of Brazilian (or Brazilian ...

Some 1,200 people attended the inauguration of the four-story, 440-seat Orthodox synagogue named for the late Brazilian Jewish billionaire and philanthropist Edmond Safra, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (JTA) ...

With thousands of miles of sun-kissed coastline, Brazil is a beach nation, one where people like nothing better than to spend weekends and holidays with a cold one on the sand. But the chances of ...

Brazil has posthumously given the rank of ambassador to a poet and songwriter who penned the famous Bossa Nova anthem, "Girl from Ipanema."The Foreign Ministry bestowed the honor on Vinicius de Moraes ...

Rio de Janeiro, Jan 24 (EFE).Rio de Janeiro, Jan 24 (EFE). — A group of women removed their bikini tops on Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach on Sunday to raise awareness of breast cancer in Brazil and ...

Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players. Nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are ...

UPDATE 8/16/2016: The opening of Ipanema has been delayed due to a procedural delay on an occupancy license. "Everything is ready to go, we're just waiting on the license," says co-owner Carla Batista ...