Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - January 11, 2025 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Rio de Janeiro to demand that the former DOI-Codi building, the largest torture center for opponents of the military regime (1964-1985),

This isn’t just the story of Donald Trump , but also that of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. The Western Hemisphere’s two largest democracies faced similar challenges in 2020 and 2022, respectively, but their institutional responses have been dramatically different.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - January 09, 2025 Dozens of Venezuelans demonstrated Thursday in Brazil against the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro, scheduled for Friday, and in support of opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia.

Argentine tourism authorities say that an Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month has died.

Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world’s oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.

It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.”

The Port of Rio de Janeiro welcomed Princess Cruises’ Majestic Princess for its maiden call on Jan. 7, 2025. Offering an 18-night cruise around South America, the vessel stayed docked at Rio’s Pier Mauá Cruise Terminal for over 30 hours as part of an overnight call.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) ( www.EnergyChamber.org) is set to host the Invest in African Energies Reception on January 30, 2025, at the iconic Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. Scheduled from 18:30 to 22:00, this exclusive networking event forms part of the AEC’s week-long working visit to Brazil, taking place from January 28-31.