RIO DE JANEIRO — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at ...

Sarah Brown has been exploring Brazil for more than a decade and comes home to Rio at the end of each trip. She reveals her top tips for making the most of your vacation to Rio de Janeiro. This iconic ...

A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and calls for Rio's governor ...

This story is also available in Spanish and Portuguese. Felipe Wu opens the door, apologizing for the mess. On the floor beside him sits a suitcase overstuffed with clothes. A few feet away, boxes ...

Rio has long lured visitors to its splashy seaside resorts and colorful communities, from Copacabana to Ipanema. But spectators watching the Olympics this summer will be hearing a cultural term used ...

The iconic statue Christ the Redeemer stands over Rio, receiving visitors with open arms to the cidade maravilhosa (“wonderful city”). It’s a sign of welcome to a geographically dramatic pocket of ...

Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name, movies and song lyrics rarely capture the real reasons why. Yes, ...

Last month, Tokyo handed over the Olympic flame to Paris after the culmination of the rearranged 2020 Olympics. Watching proceedings were people in Rio – which hosted the Games in 2016 – who are still ...

Inside the command centers: An ongoing battle Investigations by the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro show that gang leaders continue to issue orders from behind bars — through coded messages, letters ...

Ever since the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, held outside the town of Bethel, NY from Aug. 15-18, 1969, set the standard for multi-day concert spectacles, there have been countless rock festivals ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said Oct. 29, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found ...