Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 18, (dpa/GNA ... reported a temperature of 41.3 degrees Celsius in the city at 3 pm (1800 GMT). The temperature makes Monday the hottest day so far this season, the ...

It was at the foot of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its early days was subject to attack by (mostly French) pirates and ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them ...

This is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall, so pack an umbrella. Key Events Crowds and hot summer weather dissipate in May. But don't expect Rio's humidity to disappear ...

Filmmaker Fernando Frias de la Parra takes us on an adventure from Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach, down the coast to Angra, and ends in the preserved colonial city of Paraty. Along the way we try ...