Rio de Janeiro really, really surprised me. I knew the city would be interesting, but I wasn’t expecting to be this blown ...

Rio de Janeiro is a seaside city in Brazil. It is famous for its beaches and the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue on top of Mount Corcovado. Brazil’s culture is known for its ethnic diversity and ...

A Walk Through Rio de Janeiro’s Afro-Brazilian History Brazil’s National Day of Black Consciousness, their version of Black History Month, kicked off last Sunday with festivities held throughout the ...

In the shuffling rhythms of samba, in its defiance and energy and lust for life, lies the soul of Rio de Janeiro. Samba is heard everywhere across the city, from the terraces ... Samba (Samba Route), ...

The ocean-cradling, mountain-spiked city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is known for everything from resplendent samba to the beautiful game (soccer) to its brilliant and diverse Carioca spirit to being a ...

OLYMPIC PARK, RIO DE JANEIRO — Upon first glance, race walking is a fairly ridiculous prospect. It consists of grown men and women walking as fast as they can, but they do not move with the gait of ...

On a recent day in Rio de Janeiro, police radios crackle in Providencia, a warren of cinder-block homes and narrow walkways where drugs and violence were once common. But these days, it's just routine ...