Lynching of a man accused of stealing a bicycle in Copacabana shocks Brazil
Two security guards and two delivery workers jailed after fatal beating in upscale Rio neighborhood
Shakira: ‘I appreciate life and the good things that happen, because I’ve gone through some really bad things’
With a three-decade career and a 400,000-person show in Mexico City’s Zócalo under her belt, the Colombian singer prepares to carry on with her tour — and play in Spain for the first time in eight years
Lota de Macedo, the Brazilian visionary determined to build a ‘Central Park on the sea’ in Rio de Janeiro
The self-taught urban planner fought pressure from politicians and real estate interests to build Flamengo Park, which just celebrated its 60th anniversary
From Princess Diana to Rod Stewart: Copacabana Palace celebrates 100 years of glamor, scandals and excellence
The hotel where Marlene Dietrich peed in a bucket of sand. Where Lady Di swam alone, so far from Prince Charles. Where Janis Joplin (supposedly) went skinny dipping and was thrown out. Despite so many legends and such magnificent service, there’s really only one essential thing: the soul of Río de Janeiro
Brazil takes princess who abolished slavery 135 years ago off her pedestal
The withdrawal of an award honoring Princess Elizabeth, who in 1888 signed the law that freed thousands of blacks, revives the debate about a figure elevated to heroine status by official history
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