BEFORE: Rio de Janeiro's beaches, including Copacabana and Ipanema, are famous. According to The Guardian they evoke: "freedom, youth and long, sun-kissed limbs." In the summer it can be difficult to ...

Daily life plays out at the beaches in Rio de Janeiro: families gather for informal meals, kids play football (soccer), and young people flirt over beer and caipirinhas. Rio is famous for its beaches, ...

A very different kind of Olympics is underway in Rio de Janeiro to honour the original games in Ancient Greece - where all the competitors are naked. The sporty naturists wear just a suntan as they ...

R I O   D E   J A N E I R O, Brazil, Nov. 13 -- Ironically in a country known for skimpy bikinis that reveal more than theycover, Rio de Janeiro has balked for the past nine years at ...