Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, had a massive fire ripped through its building. – The majestic edifice stood engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke shot into the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge sentenced two former police officers to decades behind bars on Thursday for the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A massive fire tore through a 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro late Sunday, lighting up the night and sending large plumes of smoke into the air. Firefighters worked to put out ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil’s military will take over security in Rio de Janeiro after a spike in violence tainted the city’s Carnival celebration, President Michel Temer announced Friday. The military ...

In January, the military police of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro pledged to reduce killings by its officers by 20 percent by the end of the year. But from January to July, the number of police ...

One-fifth of the regular dose of yellow fever vaccine still provides immunity against the disease for at least 12 months and likely longer. Brazil launched a mass immunization campaign that will ...