After the year's record temperature of 41.5°C with a heat index of 46.7°C this Saturday, Rio de Janeiro continues to experience intense heat. This Sunday, the maximum temperatures reached 41°C. Camera: BRUNO KAIUCA.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - January 11, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Rio de Janeiro to demand that the former DOI-Codi building, the largest torture center for opponents of the military regime (1964-1985),

Argentine tourism authorities say that an Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month has died.

Brazil moved swiftly to rule Bolsonaro ineligible for office until 2030, a penalty that could be extended by ongoing criminal investigations. In Washington, however, Republicans in the Senate helped acquit Trump in an impeachment trial that would have prevented him from seeking the presidency again.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport in Brasilia to board a flight to

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.”

Walter Salles' film about a real family in the midst of Brazil's military dictatorship is pushing many to confront the country's dark past.

The Port of Rio de Janeiro welcomed Princess Cruises’ Majestic Princess for its maiden call on Jan. 7, 2025. Offering an 18-night cruise around South America, the vessel stayed docked at Rio’s Pier Mauá Cruise Terminal for over 30 hours as part of an overnight call.

Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world’s oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.

Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades.

As the influence of Brazil's criminal gangs expands into small towns across the country, their presence is reshaping community dynamics