The natural world is a constant source of pleasure in Rio de Janeiro – the colossal rocks that tower like ancestral gods at the end of every street, the rainforest encroaching all around, the ...

Sunny Rio and electric São Paulo: two cities, two faces of Brazil. If you need to recharge your batteries surrounded by nature, Rio de Janeiro is the obvious choice. With its verdant mountains ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Before the coronavirus pandemic forced the city to cancel Carnival and New Year’s celebrations, Rio de Janeiro regularly teemed with international tourists. But in 2021, when ...

Jack Nicas, The New York Times’s Brazil bureau chief, has lived in Rio de Janeiro since 2021. When you arrive, Rio de Janeiro hits you in the face. First, the humidity engulfs you. Next, you ...