It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a perilous scramble that can cause hikers to freeze up with fright.

The tree is one of Maricá’s most popular tourist attractions that boasts a staggering 360,000 lights, was set to be switched on during an official ceremony on Dec. 18.

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Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding sessions as part of the city’s Christmas festivities.

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Felipe Conrado has been a dedicated Taylor Swift fan for more than 13 years. While attending the third and final show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he caught a part of her Christian Louboutin shoe that had fallen off.

RIO DE JANEIRO - A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved it from near-certain death by removing a plastic cup attached to its neck and blocking its throat.

Decades after her mother missed out on an Oscar, Brazil’s Fernanda Torres may have a chance to win a golden statuette with a role in a film that has set off deep soul-searching.

According to a study conducted by the World Travel and Tourism Council, travel and tourism in Brazil is expected to contribute $169.3 billion to the country’s GDP in 2024, which is a 9.5% increase from 2019. By 2034, this figure is expected to rise to $194.6 billion.

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The U.S. Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro announced a $295,000 grant to the AfrOrigens Institute to support efforts to preserve the wreck of the Camargo brig.

Ezequiel da Luz, a para-athlete with an amputated leg and no movement in his lower limbs, celebrates reaching the top of Pedra da Gavea, with an organization that aims to increase accessibility in trails, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)