The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at ...

The natural world is a constant source of pleasure in Rio de Janeiro – the colossal rocks that tower like ancestral gods at the end of every street, the rainforest encroaching all around, the vast ...

There are few cities in the world where the mountains meet the sea, where the sun shines year round, and the sounds of samba music fills the streets and keeps the energy alive. Rio de Janeiro is so ...