It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a perilous scramble that can cause hikers to freeze up with fright.

Every year, Maricá installs a 56-meter-tall Christmas tree, but this time, the festive decoration could not withstand a severe storm that hit the area, and the tree collapsed. The incident at Lago de Araçatiba claimed the life of a worker involved in assembling the structure,

Brazilian officials found 163 Chinese nationals working in "slavery-like conditions" at a construction site for a factory owned by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD in Brazil's Bahia state, the local labor prosecutor's office said on Monday.

The tree is one of Maricá’s most popular tourist attractions that boasts a staggering 360,000 lights, was set to be switched on during an official ceremony on Dec. 18.

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Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding sessions as part of the city’s Christmas festivities.

In the "rainforest-cloaked sierra" on the edges of Rio de Janeiro, hot air balloon "fanatics" risk much to send "enormous kaleidoscopic creations into the skies", said The Guardian. Police helicopters fly overhead to shoot the balloons down, and the balloon-makers face three years in prison, if caught.

Brazil's online gambling market is huge, with visits to betting sites accounting for 15% of global traffic and $11 billion spent on wagers in 2023.

Felipe Conrado has been a dedicated Taylor Swift fan for more than 13 years. While attending the third and final show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he caught a part of her Christian Louboutin shoe that had fallen off.

Over the sound of Brazilian music and under the scorching Rio de Janeiro heat, around 90 barbers battled on Sunday to decide who would be the best in a yearly competition that boosts the careers of winners and garners international attention.

According to a study conducted by the World Travel and Tourism Council, travel and tourism in Brazil is expected to contribute $169.3 billion to the country’s GDP in 2024, which is a 9.5% increase from 2019. By 2034, this figure is expected to rise to $194.6 billion.

Ezequiel da Luz, a para-athlete with an amputated leg and no movement in his lower limbs, celebrates reaching the top of Pedra da Gavea, with an organization that aims to increase accessibility in trails, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)