Rio de Janeiro

Organizers of big events — such as the Carnival or Rock in Rio — sign contracts with the Cobra Coral Foundation, to prevent rain on key dates

The ecologist Lélia Wanick shares her passion and fear for the future of the tropical forest with EL PAÍS, after receiving the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. Alongside her husband — the photographer Sebastião Salgado — she reforested more than 1,700 acres of land in her native Brazil

Plagued by legal problems and public protests, construction of this attraction on Sugarloaf Mountain has been halted by court order

After a decade, the city where the singer’s career took off is reopening the museum that displays her costumes, photos and famous tropical headdresses, a departure from Brazil’s indifference towards its biggest international star

One of the two individuals awaiting trial for the murder of the councilor from Rio de Janeiro has given investigators new clues as part of a plea bargain

The researchers are waiting for the WHO to approve the treatment, which is the first in the world to protect against a worm that infects 200 million people a year

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

The Federal Police’s press office provided a statement saying officers were carrying out 16 searches and six arrests in Rio de Janeiro related to the introduction of fraudulent data related to the Covid-19 vaccine into the nation’s health system

16-year-old Hamilton Moreira is a huge Corinthians fan who uses a wheelchair and has autism. He watched his first match in-person from the room on Sunday, and his mother says “he just loved” it

The crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures

Countless neighbors have found in the classes offered at the Yoga na Maré Institute a way to cope with the stress caused by continuous police operations

The man turned himself in at a police station and did not appear to have any connection with the school. Authorities were searching for a motive

In this interview, the minister of Racial Equality of Brazil and sister of Marielle Franco, murdered five years ago this Tuesday, speaks about women’s representation in politics, racism, the right to abortion and the damage caused by Bolsonaro

The Viradouro samba school featured Rosa Egipciaca, a slave with a religious following who drew the ire of the Inquisition

The government expects 46 million people to join festivities that officially began Friday and run through February 22

In the lead-up to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, the Brazilian military dictatorship did everything in its power to get its star player to participate

The former swimmer was handed a prison term in absentia after co-founding the Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation and criticizing Lukashenko’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Around 35% of members of this religious group supported the left-wing candidate in the first round of the vote, despite traditionally being associated with Jair Bolsonaro

State capitals across Brazil will be organizing buses to help the poorest citizens get to polling stations, but Jair Bolsonaro believes the measure will favor his opponent, Lula

The polls point to a technical tie between the two candidates, who are courting undecided voters and seeking to curb abstentionism ahead of a final face-to-face meeting on Friday