Rio de Janeiro

Brazil's National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism's oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America. Questions about the fate ...

A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president said was a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. The majestic edifice stood engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke shot into the ...

Six bodies were found Sunday on the seashore near Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain and cable-car ride, the fire department said. "They were stuck in the rocks, on the shore," a spokesman said. Police were investigating the grisly discovery and did not say how the ...

About 2,000 people marched through the Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in memory of human rights activist Marielle Franco, who was gunned down in an apparent assassination. The march was the latest in a string of rallies expressing defiance and sorrow at ...

Rio de Janeiro's colorful samba parades begin Sunday, a chance for a city struggling with violence and poverty to stage the "greatest show on Earth" — and to attack unpopular politicians. The countdown was on to the two-night extravaganza, due to begin in the Sambodromo ...

Amid tight security, Australia rang in the New Year on Sunday with a spectacular display of rainbow-colored fireworks cascading from Sydney Harbour Bridge as revelers marked the nation's legalization of gay marriage. About 1.5 million people packed the city's foreshore to watch the pyrotechnics light ...

Amnesty International on Thursday warned of growing violence across Brazil, particularly killings by police as law enforcement and criminals battle over turf in Rio de Janeiro, the country's second-biggest city. In a report to the United Nations, which periodically monitors violence in conflict zones and ...

Brazilian police suspect a body discovered inside a charred vehicle in Rio de Janeiro is Greece's ambassador to Brazil who went missing three days ago, television channel Globo reported on Thursday. A police spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, was ...

Tokyo took center stage as Rio de Janeiro handed over the Olympic flag to the 2020 host city at a rain-lashed but joyous closing ceremony for the Rio Games on Sunday. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, wearing a light-colored kimono, took the flag from Rio Mayor ...

Japan may be riding high in the medal table at the Rio Olympics, but the host country is not having the same luck. By the end of Saturday's events, Brazil had won only one gold medal — through Rafaela Silva in the women's 57-kg judo ...