As the intense summer heat continues to scorch Brazil, people in the country's cities, including those in Rio de Janeiro, are ...

Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 2 to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.

The first Brazilian film to be nominated for Best Picture was shot on location across Rio, São Paulo, and London.

Shakira launched her first worldwide tour in seven years from Rio de Janeiro this week for her latest Grammy-winning album ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from ...

Devotees wade through Arpoador Beach carrying a boat filled with offerings during an annual celebration honoring Yemanja, the ...

The scorching summer temperatures in Rio de Janeiro have driven residents and tourists to seek new ways to cool off, with many seen opting for a nighttime beach visit over air conditioning on February ...

While everyone runs to grab Sol de Janeiro’s best-selling Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, it’s the Delícia Drench Body Butter that ...

(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A lifeguard looks out at tourists in the sea from an observation box in Bristol Beach in ... of the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school attend a Carnival rehearsal in the ...

The film follows the Paiva family living a seemingly idyllic life in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, until one night there's a knock at the door. WBUR critic Sean Burns says the Oscar-nominated feature is "a ...

At Ponta Negra Beach, one of the main tourist spots in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, "swimming in the sea is now harder," and the sand floods when it rains, says retired military officer Mário Silva.

In the real-life story of “I’m Still Here,” Eunice Paiva must find a new way to live after her family is separated during the Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s. For Walter Salles, directing joy ...