Rio de Janeiro's City Hall is rolling out new rules to control beachside activities due to come into force on June 1.

Judging by the last few summers, Rio de Janeiro’s residents should be preparing for the worst. On March 17, 2024, the ...

Rio de Janeiro - As authorities in Brazil tackled crime earlier this decade, opening Rio de Janeiro's hillside favelas to tourists seemed like a winning idea. The views are breathtaking, the slum ...

Brazil's government has pledged $1.7bn (£850m) to improve conditions in Rio de Janeiro's huge shantytowns, or favelas, in an effort to beat organised crime. More than one million people live in the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian military police on Tuesday killed the main leader of a drug trafficking group in a Rio de Janeiro favela as well as two other suspected criminals, authorities said.

RIO DE JANEIRO — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro ... a 24-year-old who sells prawns on sticks on Copacabana beach and lives in a nearby favela, or low-income urban community.

RIO DE JANEIRO — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro' beaches ... a 24-year-old who sells prawns on sticks on Copacabana beach and lives in a nearby favela, or low-income urban community. "We rush ...

Rio Police believe the victim was stabbed during a robbery A 39-year-old Chilean tourist identified as Javier Valdés Susarte was found dead at a Rio de Janeiro favela, it was reported Thursday in ...