RIO DE JANEIRO – Vandals covered Rio de Janeiro’s towering Christ the Redeemer statue with spray-painted graffiti, marring the world-famous monument in an act Rio’s mayor called a “crime against the ...

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is donning a "Welcome to Brazil" shirt inspired by Taylor Swift's "Junior Jewels" shirt after a fan campaign and act of charity from the Swiftie ...

Residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent the night collecting bodies from around their community and then laying them down ...

Authorities in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in the State of Rio de Janeiro Tuesday reported at least 23 people had died and hundreds had been evacuated from their homes due to heavy rains and ...

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil’s military will take over security in Rio de Janeiro after a spike in violence tainted the city’s Carnival celebration, President Michel Temer announced Friday. The military ...

Theresa Williamson, a city planner, is the executive director of Catalytic Communities, a Rio de Janeiro-based organization that provides media and networking support to favela communities, and the ...