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.

Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, died Friday in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said. He was 84. The director of more than 20 films, including ...

A fire in a Rio de Janeiro factory shattered the dreams of three samba schools, whose costumes were destroyed 16 days before Carnival.

A fire Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro factory that produces costumes for the city's iconic Carnival left 10 people hospitalized, Rio’s state health department ...

Competing at these 2016 Summer Games is not so straightforward for Yusra, who less than a year ago was fighting for her life ...