A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

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

New clues in search for British journalist missing in Brazil as police release fresh pictures - Brazilian authorities say ...

José Caruzzo Escafura was the best-known of the "bicheiros," the men who rule over the officially illegal but tolerated ...

The disappearance of British journalist Charlotte Peet in Brazil had her family and friends in a state of alarm, but police ...

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Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

There is still some time to go until the festivities, but street parties and samba school rehearsals are already kicking off ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

Teenage tennis sensation João Fonseca frustrated his home fans at the Rio Open in a first-round loss two days after winning ...

Rest and recuperation: two words that don’t necessarily come to mind when you think of Rio De Janeiro. The beachy Brazilian city is, after all, the world's party capital – particularly when Carnival ...