She had never seen such a specimen and rushed to the beach when she heard it had been spotted. “It's cool, but it’s kind of sad. It seems like it’s not doing very well,” Halpern said.

Sarah Brown Made famous by the well-known bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema," this beach has drawn tourists for decades. The 1.5-mile stretch of sand boasts gorgeous mountain views ...

a girl from Ipanema really did inspire Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese poet Vinicius de Moraes when they spotted her on Rio de Janeiro’s famous beach. They composed the ...

When you think of Brazil, one image that may come to mind is bronzed bodies lying on some of the world's most stunning sandy beaches. Such a portrayal is synonymous with famed pieces of shoreline ...

Filmmaker Fernando Frias de la Parra takes us on an adventure from Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach, down the coast to Angra, and ends in the preserved colonial city of Paraty. Along the way we try ...