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

By Bruna Cabral RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Michele Campos feels like crying every summer when temperatures in Rio de ...

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, ...

Brazilians celebrated the nomination of “The Secret Agent” film to four Oscar categories on Thursday, which many said ...

Texas Commission on Environmetnal Quality hears complaints about Marathon Petroleum's El Paso oil refinery at meeting for air-permit renewal.

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

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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'." ...