Rio de Janeiro now has its digital map to promote its tech scene, the city’s promotion agency Rio Negócios announced today on stage during 21212 Demo Day, which TNW is attending. Available in beta at ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Look at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic ocean-front neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the middle is a vast forest.

Heading down to Rio for the s*** show that will be the 2016 Summer Olympics? Apple Maps is making it easier for visitors to dodge riots and the zika virus during the trip with the addition of new ...

Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have mapped out areas of Brazil’s second-biggest city that are under the control of criminal organizations, potentially enabling them to better target crime control ...

For decades favelas have fought for inclusion on Rio’s city maps. Companies such as Google are now enlisting residents to chart the narrow streets During the Olympic Games the favela of Vila Autódromo ...

In this Dec. 28, 2012 photo, a worker prepares cement that will be used to hang a street sign at the Mare shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city’s densest neighborhoods, its favelas, or ...