Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as residents try to cool off in the ocean or under public showers.

Brazil will host leaders from the BRICS nations and their new members in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7, as the burgeoning bloc ...

Discover Rio de Janeiro's architectural marvels, blending modernism with rich cultural heritage in the Marvelous City.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Brazilian oil company Petrobras launched a new international tender on Monday to acquire eight gas tanker ships at an event in Rio de Janeiro, which was attended by ...

A fire in a factory that produces costumes for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro has left 10 people hospitalized, health ...

Google’s Android quake alert system mistakenly sent out warnings across Brazil, causing a temporary shutdown. São Paulo and ...

The Brazilian government announced Saturday that the next BRICS summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7 ...

A fire in a Rio de Janeiro factory shattered the dreams of three samba schools, whose costumes were destroyed 16 days before Carnival.

Brent Sikkema's estranged husband made multiple payments to the man arrested for the killing in Brazil, prosecutors say.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is defending oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon River as a way to ...

Leaders of the countries known as BRICS will hold a summit in Rio de Janeiro in July, the current chair Brazil announced ...