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

Avenida Central, an icon of Rio de Janeiro's new republican era. Credit: National Library of Rio de Janeiro. The proclamation of the Republic in 1889 marked a new era for Brazil.

Saved from the auction block by public outcry and now lovingly restored, the Gustavo Capanema Palace is a celebration ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Each morning, 75-year-old Jose Rebamar works his biceps, triceps and quadriceps with stone weights at an outside gym that looks out on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.

All eyes are on Rio de Janeiro, as the city hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics. But what's going on during the day is just as interesting as what's going on after the sun sets. Even when the Olympics ...