Rio de Janeiro, Carnival under Fire by Ruy Castro ... world music label has compiled an eclectic mix of sounds from Brazil’s many genres of music, like samba, bossa nova, and forró.

On Wednesday, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), together with the Federal Brazilian Government, officially supported the ...

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Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, is eager to be recognised by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living ...

Sunny Rio and electric São Paulo: two cities, two faces of Brazil If you need to recharge your batteries surrounded by nature, Rio de Janeiro is the obvious choice. With its verdant mountains ...

Such a portrayal is synonymous with famed pieces of shoreline like Copacabana or Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro – but with over 4,500 miles of coastline, Brazil boasts plenty more beautiful beaches ...

Mrs Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva says she is two months away from her 120th birthday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police in Brazil have arrested four people for selling meat that was allegedly unfit for human consumption as it had come into contact with floodwater.

Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar, or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach ...