A samba school in Rio de Janeiro is preparing to celebrate sex workers at this year's Carnival. Porto da Pedra based in the low-income city of Sao Goncalo, aims to dismantle the stigma around sex work ...
As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city’s favelas to learn more about t ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — As record numbers of tourists descend upon Rio de Janeiro, many are looking beyond the city’s iconic landmarks, seeking instead local tours in the city's favelas to learn more about ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Michele Campos feels like crying every summer when temperatures in Rio de Janeiro climb above 40°C (100°F), heating up the cement that covers every corner of the ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx ...
Biblioteca dos Saberes by Kéré Architecture. Northern view. Render. Image Courtesy of Kéré Architecture Biblioteca dos Saberes by Kéré Architecture. Gathering place with a view of the monument of ...
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed longstanding inequalities in healthcare access worldwide, particularly in Brazil. These disparities were especially evident in access to hospital beds and vaccines, ...
Police arrest a suspect during a raid against alleged drug traffickers of the Comando Vermelho criminal organization in the Alemao favela complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 28, 2025 (Agencia ...
RIO DE JANEIRO— Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said Saturday that Brazilian exported goods to the U.S. including coffee, beef and tropical fruits would still be tariffed 40%, despite ...