Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony to sanction the law that establishes Aug. 1 as the National Maracatu Day, at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, on Nov. 12, 2024.

The 50th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival will not see the sky next weekend amid heightened fire hazard. The decision will keep vehicles that would normally track airborne balloons from driving ...

A hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in southern Brazil, killing at least eight people. Thirteen of the 21 people onboard survived and were taken to nearby hospitals. Authorities are ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil 's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A hot-air balloon ...