Carnival 2025: Highlights from Brazil’s street parties

Brazil’s 2025 Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and ...
Variety

Rio de Janeiro Hosts a Record 10,930 Days of Filming

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio de Janeiro hosted a record 10,930 days of filming in 2025, a 24.6% increase from one year before, Leonardo Edde, president director of RioFilme, announced on March 12 ...
UPI

Rio sets Guinness record for largest New Year's Eve celebration

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Rio de Janeiro has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the host of the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration after authorities verified that about 2.5 million ...
Human Rights Watch

Rio Police Undermine Public Safety

A month after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro’s history, the Red Command, the organized crime group that was the target of the operation, continues to control the Alemão and Penha ...
NFL

Rio de Janeiro to host NFL regular-season game in 2026

The National Football League today announced a multiyear commitment to play a minimum of three regular-season games over five years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil beginning in 2026, as the NFL prioritizes ...
Human Rights Watch

Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid

(São Paulo) – Police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including 4 police officers, during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, ...