Carnival King Momo, Kaio Mackenzie, right, with Queen Thuane de Oliveira, hold up the keys of the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes, center, at a ceremony officially kicking off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch. King Momo’s five-day reign over the ...

Police in Brazil have released new information in its investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Charlotte ...

The frantic preparations for Carnival, driven by lucrative private investments, underly the dangerous working conditions at ...

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

According to the latest issue of the Infogripe bulletin from the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

Charlotte Peet, 32, was reported missing on February 17 after she was last seen at a bar in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de ...

Argentina's Racing Club has beaten Brazil's Botafogo 2-0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana title by 4-0 on aggregate.

Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

Rio de Janeiro is a never-ending source of enchantment for all the senses. Take a tour of the must-see sites in this unique ...

José Caruzzo Escafura was the best-known of the 'bicheiros,' the men who rule over the officially illegal but tolerated game, ...