A decade later, Rio's Olympic Golf Course might house the world's most important 18 holes

Can the Rio course become the spark for a lasting golf culture in a country where the sport has traditionally occupied only a small corner of the athletic landscape?

System of a Down to headline one night only concert in Rio, Brazil

The band will be joined for the single-day event by Faith No More as special guests.

Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state are flooded after rains that killed 12 people

Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded after torrential rains killed at least 12 people.
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Four killed in helicopter crash in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

Three Colombian tourists are among the victims of Saturday’s crash on mountainside forest of Tijuca National Park.
Newsday

Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio's favelas is declared cultural heritage

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...
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I'm Afro-Brazilian and visited Brazil for the first time during Carnival. The trip felt like coming home, and I can't wait to go back.

I'm part Brazilian but before this past February, I had never visited Brazil. That changed when I traveled to Rio De Janeiro to attend Carnival. My grandpa, Roberto, immigrated from Brazil to Los ...