The Latest Breaking News from Rio

A fire in a factory that produces costumes for the carnival in Rio de Janeiro has left 10 people hospitalized, health authorities said

In Rio de Janeiro, children are playing again "like in the old days," and their focus in class has improved after a school cellphone ban pioneered in the city that has now gone national.

Christos Papadopoulos took the award for his glacially paced, illusory Larsen C, beating a shortlist that largely eschewed traditional formal techniques and structures

After 36 glorious years we will miss this defiantly different programming once it has been swallowed up by TNT Sports

A stunning Scandi-style home near Rio is at one with its natural surroundings

Rio de Janeiro zoo introduces ice pops to help animals cope with scorching temperatures, providing relief and nutrition.

A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys for some welcome relief from Brazil’s stifling summer heat

Argentine tourism authorities say that an Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month has died

Think back to holidays when you were a kid. If you grew up celebrating Christmas, how did you feel about Santa? Was he this cool guy who showed up once a year with presents, or did you end up crying at the mall when your aunties tried to get you…

The caramelo craze started online around 2019 and skyrocketed from there

Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man, a joint effort by the city’s firefighters and nonprofit associations