Under a giant tent in the main square, an orchestra is playing classics from BB King, Nina Simone and Queen alongside hits by ...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a new law that increases penalties and expands enforcement tools intended to combat organized crime in Brazil.

Prince William has received shocking update from Brazil days before his visit to Rio de Janeiro, where he will present awards ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, ...

A witness says residents brought down body after body - some mutilated - after the massive police raid which has left at ...

Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or ...