RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) on Monday as residents flocked to the ocean to try to cool off.

Experience Leblon Beach from a breathtaking aerial perspective in this immersive virtual tour. Known as one of Rio de Janeiro ...

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 ...

The first Family Pride Parade will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, the day before Father’s Day in Brazil, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro starting at 9 a.m. local time. The parade is an ...

Madonna capped off her "Celebration" tour with a trip to the beach: Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana Beach, to be exact, where on Saturday night she put on a massive free show for some 1.6 million ...

Lady Gaga will perform what should be a huge free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3, the singer confirmed on social media today. Gaga, whose new album Mayhem is set for a March 7 ...

When Amy Winehouse picked a hotel for her Rio stay, she passed up the city’s super-luxe beachfront properties for this coffee farm-turned-relaxed retreat in arty Santa Teresa. Sacks of coffee beans ...

Toward the end of its life — which can span between 40 and 80 years — the palm tree sends up a central plume crowded with ...

Everyone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind–style ...

The synchronized flowering of talipot palms fascinates visitors and prompts scientists and city officials to plan for the trees’ imminent decline.