Rio's favelas become hot tourist destination as visitors seek cultural immersion - Record numbers of tourists are flocking to ...

Researchers are trying to understand exactly how extreme heat strains the livelihoods of the 1.3 million people who live in Rio's favelas.

With almost half of Brazilians living in inadequate housing and a rapidly growing number of slums called favelas, the ...

Beyond Copacabana and Carnival parades, Rio de Janeiro unfolds in neighbourhoods, vistas, and cultural experiences that ...

Rio de Janeiro often conjures up images of its iconic beaches and the Christ the Redeemer statue. But there is a different ...

Gigantic boots large enough to accommodate an adult inside flank the entrance to the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, ...

Former Brazil striker Adriano has issued a chilling warning to a fraudster who impersonated him to steal thousands from his ...

The Hubert Bals Fund has taken "a long-lasting interest in Brazilian cinema … from the success of ‘I'm Still Here' to the outstanding path currently trailed by ‘The Secret Agent'." ...

A male model has died after collapsing on the catwalk at Sao Paulo Fashion Week. The shooting took place at the Raul Brasil State School in Suzano, Sao Paulo. The helicopter was carrying tourists on a ...

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years. She finds the island changed, with ...

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run ...

Former Brazilian football star Adriano, known for his powerful presence on and off the pitch, recently took to social media to confront a scammer who targeted his mother. The sca ...