After adventures in the Amazon or exploring its sprawling cities, holidaymakers in Brazil have ample opportunity to do little more than lie on a towel and pitch up a parasol on its soft sandy shores.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across the ...

Quinalha pointed out that Rio’s 1995 march was iconic for initiating a process of awareness-raising that spread throughout ...

R I O   D E   J A N E I R O, Brazil, Nov. 13 -- Ironically in a country known for skimpy bikinis that reveal more than theycover, Rio de Janeiro has balked for the past nine years at ...

Glitter is classified as a primary microplastic, intentionally produced at a tiny scale of usually less than 5mm. Particles consist of a thin layer of plastic—typically Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Brazil said Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with a suspected plot to detonate a bomb at a free Lady Gaga concert before a crowd of some 2.5 million ...

Lady Gaga gave a free concert Saturday night in front of 2 million fans who poured onto Copacabana Beach for the biggest show of her career. “Tonight, we’re making history. (…) Thank you for making ...