As 15-year-old Maria Duarte struggled to stay afloat off the coast of Brazil, all she could do was pray. On that fateful day, Jan. 10, Duarte had been swimming alone near Praia do Olho Beach in São Luis,

Brazilian Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo saves 15-year-old girl from drowning in rough waters at Praia do Olho.

Bruno Lobo's act of bravery serves as a powerful reminder of the impact of selflessness and courage. Whether as an Olympian representing Brazil at the 2024 Paris Games or as a rescuer in São Luís, Lobo embodies the spirit of compassion and resilience.

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.

Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center holding hat, and his wife Rosangela da Silva attend a ceremony marking two years since the alleged coup attempt when supporters of former President ...

This is the heroic moment when Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo rescued a teenage girl who was drowning at a beach in Brazil. Lobo, an experienced kitesurfer and orthopaedic surgeon, had just set out to test new video equipment when he heard cries for help at Praia do Olho in Sao Luis,

On January 10, the Brazilian kitesurfer, who is also a medical doctor, was surfing in the sea in Sao Luis to test a new camera. Suddenly out of the blue, he heard a voice screaming for help and then he saw that it was a teenage girl, who was drowning.

Like most anyone who lives in the oases at the heart of Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a sprawling field of bone-white sand dunes and cerulean lagoons, Cassio José França Souza can identify his friends and family by their footprints.

Bruno Lobo, who represented Brazil at the Paris 2024 Summer Games, was testing out his camera while kitesurfing in Brazil when he spotted the teen in distress.

Olympic kite surfer Bruno Lobo rescued a drowning woman off the coast city of São Luís, Brazil. Lobo was awarded a medal for his bravery by the governor of the Brazilian state Maranhão.

The Brazilian Olympic sailor used his kite equipment to save a young woman who drowned in the open waters of São Luís, in his home country, on

This unique Brazilian landscape offers a surreal blend of desert and oasis, where endless white sand dunes are interrupted by shimmering freshwater lagoons.