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This 1940s Brazilian home, filled with items reflecting the eclectic taste of its owner, is as breath-taking as the view

Stay informed and prepared as severe weather conditions, including heatwaves and storms, impact various US regions this weekend.

When Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics in 2016, videos of the extensive lagoon complex surrounding the Olympic Park were everywhere

Glover won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016, before narrowly missing out on the podium in Tokyo at her first Games as a mother.

With shades of 'Blade Runner' and other sci-fi classics, 'Immortal Warrior' redefines the limits of sci-fi animation.

The Penske PC27 is a somewhat improbable choice for Al Unser Jr’s favourite car. A two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and two-time IndyCar champion, he had his greatest successes at the wheel of the Lola T90/00, Galmer G92 and Penske PC23-94 in US open-wheel racing. By contrast, he went winless in the radical PC27…

Discover the successful mangrove reforestation in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay and its impact on environmental restoration and climate resilience efforts.

At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet, or about 4 meters, from a previously deforested area

The crowd cheered loudly on Copacabana beach when Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. For the first time, a city in South America would host the biggest sporting competition on the planet. The "Marvellous City", located between the sea and the forest,…

The Paris Paralympics are expected to give the movement the biggest boost since the mould-breaking 2012 London Games - and organisers hope they will help to move the rights of disabled people to the top of the list of global priorities.