RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a minutely-tuned performance with dancers twirling in blue, red and white skirts and 40 drummers ...

There are few cities in the world where the mountains meet the sea, where the sun shines year round, and the sounds of samba music fills the streets and keeps the energy alive. Rio de Janeiro is so ...

Rio de Janeiro is more than beaches and samba. It’s a city of jungle peaks, mysticism, music, and hidden culture after dark.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chose the Portela samba school for one of his final election rallies – Copyright AFP Carl DE SOUZA In Pedra do Sal, the birthplace of ...

Maybe it's the warm weather. Maybe it's the world-famous beaches with mountains on the horizon in both cities. Well, whatever the reason, musician Rogê says nothing makes him feel more like a native ...