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

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

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

For almost two decades, hundreds of dogs in the upscale Barra da Tijuca region in Rio de Janeiro have wagged their tails to ...

The best picture and best actress nominations for “I’m Still Here” have inspired national pride in a country whose culture ...

There were at least 40 cases last year in which thieves drugged travelers in their hotel rooms so they could steal their ...

Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. Some street parties have already been sweeping ...

One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked ...

There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City ... The city is home to some of Brazil's most important artists, with visual artists such as Beatriz Milhazes, Adriana Varejão ...

Located atop the Mirador de Boa Viagem in the city of Niterói, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) was designed by ...