One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked out in leopard- and jaguar-print clothing.

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch. King Momo’s five-day reign over the festivities opened on Friday.

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 are reported killed than anywhere else.

The frantic preparations for Carnival, driven by lucrative private investments, underly the dangerous working conditions at the factory.

There were at least 40 cases last year in which thieves drugged travelers in their hotel rooms so they could steal their belongings.

Police in Brazil have released new information in its investigation into the disappearance of British journalist Charlotte Peet, 32, who went missing in the country on Feb. 8, saying that she boarded a bus to Rio de Janeiro and had been staying at hotels there.

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

Charlotte Peet, 32, was reported missing on February 17 after she was last seen at a bar in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro

While samba school parades dominate international attention, Rio de Janeiro’s “blocos” — street parades central to the city’s Carnival spirit — are struggling to survive. Organizers hope reforms can help preserve this vital tradition.

Temperatures in Rio de Janeiro reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit — about 145 degrees hotter than Bismarck, North Dakota.

Heading to Brazil and not sure what to expect? Well, here are some great destinations that any tourist to Brazil should see. Ouro Preto, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia, and the Pantanal. Filmed in Ouro Preto,

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina’s Racing Club beat Brazil’s Botafogo 2-0 on Thursday to win the Recopa Sudamericana title by 4-0 on aggregate. The Recopa Sudamericana is played between the winners of the latest Copa Sudamericana and of the more prestigious Copa Libertadores. It was Racing's first Sudamericana title.