The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has issued a decree to regulate the city’s 30 miles of coastline. Many residents fear it will change Rio’s beach culture as they know it.

Rio has always drawn artists with its wealth, its political importance and its sheer beauty. It has several grand art museums, from the 19th-century Museu Nacional de Belas Artes to Oscar Niemeyer ...

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 ...

Explore Rio de Janeiro from above and enjoy breathtaking views of iconic landmarks like Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer, and Copacabana Beach. A stunning aerial tour of Brazil’s most famous ...

Rio de Janeiro is a city of sights and sounds. As diverse as its people is the collection of impressive architecture found in Brazil's second most populous city—from Eurocentric historical ...

With 6 million people living in Rio, and the addition of 10,000 athletes, 500,000 travelers, and tens of thousands of volunteers crowding the city, Google notes that mapping the busy metropolis ...

People in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro can now access public transit directions through Apple Maps, an addition presumably geared towards the 2016 Summer Olympics, which start on August 5.