A bill to overhaul environmental regulations in Brazil was passed by the country's lower house Thursday, drawing criticism by ...

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.

Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro's Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence in their poor, bayside ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Brazil, so if you're planning a trip there, here are some ...

Humpback whales have made an impressive return to the coast of Rio de Janeiro this July, arriving earlier than usual and in ...

Unfortunately, Operation Rio did not include any effort by state or federal authorities to address human rights violations committed by Rio de Janeiro police.

BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro Sunday warned that US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs risk ...

The Indian shooting contingent's biggest-ever medal haul at the Olympics here, after drawing a blank in the previous two editions in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, definitely calls for celebration but ...

Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro’s Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence in their poor, bayside ...

Children hold drawings that represent their experiences of living in the Mare favela at an event to launch the book titled “I was supposed to be at school” in the Mare favela of Rio de Janeiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro’s Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence ...