The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has issued a decree to regulate the city’s 30 miles of coastline. Many residents fear it will ...

A Brazilian woman who says she became pregnant after being raped in March should have been granted access to a legal abortion. But when she sought to terminate the pregnancy at a hospital, she ...

Carnival King Momo, Kaio Mackenzie, right, and Queen Thuane de Oliveira, present the keys of the city at a ceremony that officially kicks off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Eduardo Paes has been reelected for a fourth time as mayor of Rio de Janeiro in what was regarded as a major electoral blow from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to his predecessor Jair ...

“I officially declare Carnival 2024 open!” King Momo said after Mayor Eduardo Paes bestowed upon him a gigantic, silver and gold key. RIO DE JANEIRO — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro ...

Carnival King Momo, Caio Cesar Dutra, holds the keys of the city he received from Mayor Eduardo Paes at a ceremony that officially kicks off Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival street parades due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the city's mayor Eduardo Paes announced Tuesday during a YouTube live stream.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (R) hands the key of the city to King Momo, the symbolic monarch during the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 17, 2023.

In 2021, after announcing the cancellation of Carnival, Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, gave the city key to health care workers in lab coats.

Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, holds the key of the city as the Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, right, applauds during a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio ...