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

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

The wedding of Levi Broner of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Devorah Leah Gershovitz of Crown Heights took place at Oholei Torah ...

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

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

I’m biased, but the Brazilian movie about the stoic resilience of a mother of five in face of authoritarianism was made for ...

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 ...

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

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

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

On social media, it is already amplifying accusations of “censorship” by Brazil's judiciary. In the sights of the pro-Bolsonaro camp is Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the ...