Rio De Janeiro

A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.

A 21-year-old Brazilian man was stunned after finding a bullet lodged in his head after thinking he was hit by a stone during a New Year's Eve party.

Luis Suarez scored twice in his farewell match for Gremio as the Brazilian side defeated Fluminense 3-2 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday

The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.

A day after a fan collapsed and died at Singer Taylor Swift's concert in Brazil, a 25-year-old man, who had travelled to Rio De Janeiro to attend the singer's world tour, was stabbed to death. Gabriel Milhomem Santos was killed on Sunday morning.

US singer Taylor Swift postponed her show on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro due to scorching heat, the day after the death of a fan who fell ill in the sweltering concert venue.

After lobbying from "Swifties," Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up to welcome Taylor Swift to Brazil ahead of a concert on Friday as part of her global blockbuster "Eras Tour."

The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."

Olympian Elavenil Valarivan won the women's 10m air rifle event to clinch her second gold at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Rio de Janeiro

The 19-year-old from Rio de Janeiro won both the Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil with Flamengo last year but will now be moving to Palace for an undisclosed fee.

At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais (3.3 million dollars) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license

A "major construction" project at Brazilian football star Neymar's mansion in Rio de Janeiro state was halted on Thursday for "environmental infractions," which could result in a fine of some $1 million, authorities said.

Legislators in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro approved a law on Tuesday to curtail football matches affected by racist abuse, after a wave of disgust over the treatment of Vinicius Junior.

In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured during a flash storm which hit the coast of Brazil on Friday.

A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.

A 21-year-old Brazilian man was stunned after finding a bullet lodged in his head after thinking he was hit by a stone during a New Year's Eve party.

Luis Suarez scored twice in his farewell match for Gremio as the Brazilian side defeated Fluminense 3-2 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday

The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.

A day after a fan collapsed and died at Singer Taylor Swift's concert in Brazil, a 25-year-old man, who had travelled to Rio De Janeiro to attend the singer's world tour, was stabbed to death. Gabriel Milhomem Santos was killed on Sunday morning.

US singer Taylor Swift postponed her show on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro due to scorching heat, the day after the death of a fan who fell ill in the sweltering concert venue.

After lobbying from "Swifties," Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up to welcome Taylor Swift to Brazil ahead of a concert on Friday as part of her global blockbuster "Eras Tour."

The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."

Olympian Elavenil Valarivan won the women's 10m air rifle event to clinch her second gold at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol competition in Rio de Janeiro

The 19-year-old from Rio de Janeiro won both the Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil with Flamengo last year but will now be moving to Palace for an undisclosed fee.

At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais (3.3 million dollars) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license

A "major construction" project at Brazilian football star Neymar's mansion in Rio de Janeiro state was halted on Thursday for "environmental infractions," which could result in a fine of some $1 million, authorities said.

Legislators in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro approved a law on Tuesday to curtail football matches affected by racist abuse, after a wave of disgust over the treatment of Vinicius Junior.

In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured during a flash storm which hit the coast of Brazil on Friday.