This month’s dive into one of the world’s most awe-inducing spaces focuses on a jewel of library architecture in Brazil built by immigrants bent on promoting their mother country Former Travel Editor ...

Rio de Janeiro really, really surprised me. I knew the city would be interesting, but I wasn’t expecting to be this blown away by how gorgeous it was. The beaches, the mountains, the buildings tucked ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – So I arrived Saturday, fully expecting to see this entire city swirling downward and not just toxic Guanabara Bay, a body of somewhat water The Washington Post has nicknamed “the ...

Everyone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind–style ...

Your average media work room does not feature views of thickly forested hills, sloping down to sun-dappled expanses of water. For the last year, you’ve probably heard everything that’s wrong with Rio ...

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach oversaw the inauguration of the Rio Olympic Village on Wednesday and declared the $835 million complex as “one of the most beautiful” he had seen.

A beautiful image of the sun setting behind Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was given the Luis Suarez bite treatment. Images from the BBC’s coverage of the World Cup final between ...