Rio de Janeiro, Brazil News

At least 20 people have died in mudslides triggered by heavy rains across southern Brazil as rivers rose to rooftops and thousands were left homeless Friday.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Rio de Janeiro can become a safe city before it hosts the 2016 Olympics.

CORNWALL A foreign exchange student from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil died as a result of injuries she sustained while a passenger in a car with three other people on Sunday afternoon.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlantica Avenue in Rio de Janeiro is in the dark during a blackout Nov.

Like a fireworks display during Carnaval in her native Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Ana Paula has exploded on the U.S. gay party scene.

Santa Marta, shown in the foreground, is one of Rio de Janeiro's most notorious slums.

CG/LA Infrastructure LLC announced today that Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, will participate as a keynote speaker on Dec.

Teresina Lopes Vieira da Silva sells spices and peppers from a street stand in the tough neighborhood of Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro.

Authorities say six heavily armed men dressed as police officers entered a Rio de Janeiro precinct and freed 28 suspects in broad daylight.

"Vesguinho" and his gang control the drug trafficking in Parque Royal a slum in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro.

Analysis by Beatriz Bissio RIO DE JANEIRO - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial visit to Brazil further underscored the independence of this country's diplomacy, and gave Tehran a chance to defend its points of view on the construction of a lasting peace in the Middle East.

Speaking during a visit to Brazil, he insisted an attack on Iran over its suspected covert nuclear programme was bo longer a possibility "even for mentally challenged people". "The age of military attacks is over, now we've reached the time for dialogue and understanding.

Thousands take to streets in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to denounce Iranian president's record on rights and Israel Protesting against the visit of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brasilia.

Rio de Janeiro's beach neighbourhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather today, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.

Oprah Winfrey interviewed Sarah Palin last week and hinted that the former VP candidate may be in talks to launch a talk show.

BRASILIA: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Brasilia on Monday seeking support for his controversial nuclear program, the first leg of a South American tour that critics say could dent Brazil's ambitions on the global diplomatic stage.

Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send their employees home.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives Monday in Brazil on a Latin American and African tour amid U.S. and domestic criticism that, by playing host, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is squandering his newfound global influence.

Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.

About 500 people gathered Sunday for the protest at Rio de Janeiro 's Ipanema Beach.