RIO DE JANEIRO – Look at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic ocean-front neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the middle is a vast forest. What's ...

Two straight days of torrential rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have caused flooding and landslides that have killed at least 31 people, according to news reports and tourism officials. Rainfall that ...

Rio de Janeiro is making a digital map of one of Brazil’s largest favelas Illegal and unplanned settlements will grow in cities everywhere as urbanization accelerates. Digital technology can ...

Rio de Janeiro Neighborhoods Safety The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at night, especially downtown ...

An interactive map of Rio de Janeiro has just been released with photos, paintings, and graphic representations, all dated and geographically identified. With imagineRio, it is possible to follow more ...

Rio de Janeiro, Apr 12 (EFE).- Environmentalists see preserving the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay as a way to promote sustainable development centered on ecotourism.

Image by Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Rio de Janeiro, often called the "Marvelous City," is a vibrant tapestry woven from diverse cultural, historical, and ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus has been announced in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The “Rio AI City” project was revealed at the opening of ... a large-scale urban ...

Rio has registered 10,000 cases so far this year, compared to 23,000 for the whole of 2023. Dengue can cause a fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and a blotchy rash.