Rio de Janeiro means ‘River of January’ in Portuguese, named so in the 16th century by the Portuguese explorer Goncalo Coelho, whose small fleet arrived in the bay on January 1, 1502.

A dock in Brazil where close to a million slaves landed from Africa has been declared a Unesco world heritage site. Valongo Wharf, in Rio de Janeiro, was the largest arrival point for slaves in ...

It's your first trip to Brazil and you’re already faced with a tough choice: Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo? Between golden ...

Rio de Janeiro delays Carnival parades as omicron spreads in Brazil Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes announced weeks ago that the raucous street parties, which draw hundreds of thousands of revelers, wouldn ...

The last of the natural wonders of the world that we will be discussing is the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro means ‘River of January’ in Portuguese, named so in the 16th ...