Rio de Janeiro really, really surprised me. I knew the city would be interesting, but I wasn’t expecting to be this blown ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the ...

Rio de Janeiro has become Brazil’s tourism capital thanks to ... the abundance of natural beauty that Rio possesses, from Sugarloaf Mountain to the vast Christ the Redeemer statue.

A street artist in a pharmacy in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), February 23, 2025. ANTONIO LACERDA / EFE On the morning of Tuesday, February 25, the alleys of the Saara, a huge popular market in the ...

Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

Animal lovers should ... with a tropical twist, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is an unforgettable destination. Start your adventure by taking the cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain, where you’ll be ...

The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship. Actress Fernanda Torres was also nominated for an Oscar for her leading role as ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping ... on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked out in ...

One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here ...

A reveler performs on stilts during the "Ceu na Terra" or "Heaven on Earth" Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) ...

(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry ... looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked ...