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Rio de Janeiro’s Rua do Senado has been named the world’s coolest street for 2026 by Time Out. Explore its food scene, cultural revival, nightlife, historic architecture and iconic Saturday samba sessions.
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The minister was speaking at the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The footage of the shocking incident was first aired by TV Globo, Brazil’s largest broadcaster. According to the report in New York Post, the woman was referring to the corpse as 'uncle' and wheeled him into a bank to co-sign a loan for her.
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Pop superstar Madonna, who kicked off her "Celebration" tour last October, will hold a concert in Rio de Janeiro. Past free concerts at Copacabana, drawing up to millions of fans, have included the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and Lenny Kravitz.
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Brazil will take over the rotating presidency of the G20 from India on December 1.
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The 125-foot Christ the Redeemer statue, located in Rio de Janeiro, has been struck by lightning for the third time in 15 years with this latest jolt.
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Brazil's airport operator, Infraero, said the monitors were advertising screens run by a private company, not official information displays.
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Eleven million tons of plastic are discarded into the ocean every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Plastic debris can be deadly to seabirds and marine life, with hundreds and thousands of marine mammals dying each year by consuming or being trapped in plastic waste.
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Two passengers on a metro train were also wounded in the shooting in the northern Rio neighborhood
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The lack of transparency in the ballooning budgets for the Olympic Games, as well as the misallocation of this money to an extravaganza that ruins cities for local communities, is, unfortunately, a part of the legacy of what was once supposed to be an event to celebrate excellence and bring people together
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian authorities cancelled the Rio de Janeiro Carnival festival, street parties and traditional parades at the Sambadrome. However, dogs had their day anyway with the “Blocao”, a word formed from “bloco” that refers to the traditional Carnival street parties and “cao” — dog in Portuguese.
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The Rio animal shelter currently has around 900 animals available for adoption.
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The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had fallen into disrepair, was an "incalculable loss for Brazil," President Michel Temer said in a statement.
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The new facility will build both Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport for Brazilian customers. The vehicles will be sold via dealers across Brazil from this month, the company said in a statement, without disclosing the production capacity of the facility.
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The UN health body outlined its stance in a statement late yesterday after a group of 150 international doctors, scientists and researchers sent an open letter outlining fears that the arrival of half a million tourists for the Games could cause the virus to spread more rapidly around the world.
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California-based Uber has said that it will be partnering with France-based Airbus on a test programme to provide helicopter rides on demand through its application just as it currently does with car rides.
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The deal, which saw Airbnb pay an undisclosed amount to local Olympic organizers, means official Olympic sites will feature a link to Airbnb's site and encourage spectators traveling to Rio for the games to use the service to rent space in private homes and apartments.
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The company, which has become one of Silicon Valley's most successful start-ups in the five years since it was founded by a trio of graduates, beat off competition from two other accommodation providers Hotel Urbano and Alugue Temporada.
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Monday's demonstrations were the latest in a flurry of protests in the past two weeks that have added to growing unease over Brazil's sluggish economy, high inflation and a spurt in violent crime.
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Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has set his sights on defending his three titles at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro rather than switching to another event, the six-times gold medallist said on Monday.
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Global leaders ended a UN development summit on Friday with what was widely considered a lackluster agreement, leaving many attendees convinced that individuals must lead efforts to improve the environment.
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Residents of Rio's City of God slum strained for a glimpse of US President Barack Obama on Sunday, hailing his visit as the latest step forward for a community scarred by poverty and drug violence.
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European planemaker Airbus was placed under investigation on Thursday over the 2009 crash on a flight between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed 228 people, Airbus Chief Executive Thomas Enders said.
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The onset of Carnival sends many Brazilians scrambling to buy tickets to legendary parades or costumes for street parties - but millions of others want to run for the hills to escape the Bacchanalian revelry.
