Rare palm trees in Rio de Janeiro finally bloom for first and only time after six decades

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a crop of imported palms is flowering for the first and only time after being planted by renowned ...

Philippine Billionaire Enrique Razon’s ICTSI To Invest $175 Million To Expand Brazil Port

ICTSI has been expanding at home and overseas, amassing 34 terminals spread in 20 countries. It recently signed a 25-year ...

Brazilian revelers at Rio’s Pride march rejoice after Bolsonaro’s preemptive jailing

Thousands of revelers have gathered on the Copacabana boardwalk for Rio de Janeiro’s annual Pride parade. Many celebrated the preemptive jailing of former President Jair Bolsonaro, known for ...

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time

Talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives. These palms were introduced ...
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Lady Gaga in Rio: From Tributes to Brazil to an Emotional Speech, Here’s What the Show Was Like

She came — and she delivered one of the greatest shows at Rio de Janiero’s Copacabana Beach has ever seen on Saturday (May 3). At 10:10 p.m., with a 25-minute delay, Lady Gaga took the stage at Todo ...
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Fire in the Favelas: Brazilian Police Storm Rio de Janeiro’s Infamous Hills

When I first arrived in Rio de Janeiro, the city struck me like a revelation. The Atlantic rainforest spilled down from the highlands and pressed against the edge of the sea, where the famous beaches ...
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Rio will host a game in 2026; Brazil to host at least three games in next five years

The NFL will be back in Brazil during the 2026 season for the first regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro. The league announced that the city’s Maracana Stadium will host a game after the league ...
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Photos of a gun battle in a Rio de Janeiro favela between 400 police and armed suspected criminals

At least 18 people have died in a police raid in a favela, a low-income neighborhood or slum, in Rio de Janeiro. It prompted anger about police brutality and racism in the city. This report contains ...
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Local Police Could Disrupt Attempts to Remove Militias From Rio, Brazil

Brazil’s government launched a crackdown on militias, but in Rio de Janeiro, the state police may be standing in the way. On November 6, army and police troops were deployed at ports and airports in ...
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I'm Afro-Brazilian and visited Brazil for the first time during Carnival. The trip felt like coming home, and I can't wait to go back.

In February, I spent a week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with friends for the Rio Carnival festival. Seeing the floats and performers, and places my Brazilian grandpa told me about, felt magical. The ...
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Brazilian dance craze created by young people in Rio's favelas is declared cultural heritage

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Women protest gender-based violence across Brazil following shocking cases

Tens of thousands of women in cities across Brazil rallied against gender-based violence Sunday as a record number of female ...