The Latest Breaking News from Rio

In the city’s favelas, a new generation of ‘narco-pentecostals’ are embracing Christian symbols

Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and the omicron variant spreads across the country

Loss of much-loved samba star prompts outpouring of tributes and praise as six-decade career ends

State governor says surprise operation against drug gangs and mafia groups is start of ‘transformational’ occupation

Some 1,200 police officers have been deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood, marking the start of a state effort seeking to reclaim territory

Hundreds of heavily-armed police occupied the Jacarezinho neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday morning in a renewed effort to bring security and public services to "favela" slums dominated by gangs of drug dealers, authorities said.

You might not think it, but Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day and Rio Carnival are inextricably intertwined. Here we explain how, and go into more detail about what Ash Wednesday is