Located in Brazil’s southeastern region, Rio de Janeiro is the second-largest city in the country. Rio attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year from many parts of the world. Known for its ...

Carnival is one of the biggest cultural expressions in Brazil. Image via Shutterstock Rio de Janeiro, often called the "Marvelous City," is a vibrant tapestry woven from diverse cultural, historical, ...

Many factors went into selecting Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 summer Olympics. This is the first Olympics hosted on the South American continent, a part of the world rich with cultural heritage. With ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Moa Almeida In Rio de Janeiro, the birds don’t simply chirp; they also coo and sing ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Each morning, 75-year-old Jose Rebamar works his biceps, triceps and quadriceps with stone weights at an outside gym that looks out on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain.

Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere launched the Investment Plan for Culture and the Audiovisual Industry in Rio de Janeiro during Rio2C on May 28 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere announced a ...

Visitors to Rio de Janeiro looking for a break from the samba-fueled, speedy pace of the city center can be pointed west, past the mall- and condo-strewn landscape of Barra da Tijuca, to a pair of far ...

“The first thing you'll see is the blue of the ocean and the sky—and a wicker swing chair,” says Osklen designer Oskar Metsavaht of JANEIRO, the boutique hotel he’s opening this week as the ...