A pro-Israel non-profit organization staged a demonstration on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach on Sunday to protest Iran's ...

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes says bid, which would centralise Brics offices, would boost city’s global standing and draw investment ...

For some time now, the world has been going through a period of searching and realignment, and BRICS decisions can accelerate ...

BBC Verify was asked by a reader how many people could have seen Lady Gaga at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach in May, and whether it could hold two million people. Denis Kopanev, 33, disappeared ...

The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite ...

In Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela, dozens of yoga enthusiasts gathered for the inaugural class of a free program aimed at ...

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

Diplomats from the BRICS group of developing nations have agreed on a joint declaration of their leaders at a summit in Rio ...

Brazilian Catholic worshippers have laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro calling for the protection of the environment.

This week, the world watched as Rio de Janeiro became the epicenter of multipolar ambition. The XVII BRICS Summit,  the first ...

Rio de Janeiro is seeking to be home to the permanent headquarters of Brics, the economic bloc of emerging nations that currently has no official base of operations. Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes ...