Closed for over a decade, Oscar Niemeyer ’s 1972 Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro has reopened as the 400-room Gran Meliá Nacional. The restoration of the imposing tubular building in the city’s São ...

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has issued a decree to regulate the city’s 30 miles of coastline. Many residents fear it will ...

With the Olympics just a year away, Rio de Janeiro continues to be busy sprucing up for the two-week sports carnival. The latest addition to the city’s haul of rooms is the five-bedroom Clubhouse Rio.

Map of Rio de Janeiro area, showing travelers where the best hotels and attractions are located.

Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift said she's "overwhelmed by grief" after a fan tragically died ahead of her "Eras tour" concert in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro Friday night.

For the first time since poverty and lack of opportunity caused favelas to mushroom, Brazil’s biggest low-income neighborhood isn’t in Rio de Janeiro.

The show called 'Noite das Estrelas' or the Night of the Stars honours the LGBT+ movements of the 1980s and 1990s, travels through the streets and occupies cultural facilities in the community.

The main samba school parades are held at the Sambadrome, a purpose-built parade venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The festivities continue until March 8, 2025.