The official program for Rio de Janeiro’s street Carnival begins this weekend on January 17 and runs until February 22.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Tourists usually try to run from Rio’s notorious slums. Now officials are inviting them to come visit instead. RIO DE JANEIRO — Tourists usually try to run from Rio’s notorious slums.

The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As authorities in Brazil tackled crime earlier this decade, opening Rio de Janeiro’s hillside favelas to tourists seemed like a winning idea. The views are breathtaking, the slum ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business, an all-time ...

Brazil’s tourism industry is warning that federal plans to expand traffic at Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport could weaken Galeão’s role as an international gateway. The debate comes as Brazil’s tourism ...

Global tourism hit a new record level in 2025 with 1.52 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide, driven by increases in Asia and Africa, UN Tourism said Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Tourism Ministry has removed from its Instagram feed a photomontage that pictures the Rio de Janeiro bay where Olympic sailing events will take place as a tropical ...