Rio de Janeiro is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I always joke with my friends that if it wasn't for the ...

Rio de Janeiro is generally not a city that people have at the top of their travel bucket list. It does have a reputation as ...

SAO PAULO -- Five cities in southern Brazil suspended classes Thursday due to a heat wave, authorities said, as temperatures in some places rose as high as 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit).

HotéisRIO, the Cidade Maravilhosa's hotel owners' association, forecast that hotel occupancy during this year's Carnival ...

Dozens of officers have camouflaged among revelers during Carnival festivities to arrest pickpockets in metropolis Sao Paulo dressed as clowns, priests and even characters from the Power Rangers TV ...

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome. Since Friday ...

After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally ...

An estimated 8 million revelers are expected to attend various Carnival events in Rio de Janeiro, including associations’ ...

The frantic preparations for Carnival, driven by lucrative private investments, underly the dangerous working conditions at ...

While samba school parades dominate international attention, Rio de Janeiro’s “blocos” — street parades central to the city’s ...

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

The band takes a short route playing traditional carnival marches before returning to the famous and charming bandstand, ...