By Luciana Magalhaes and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro's ...

This is Rio's peak season. The city's most notable events — including Reveillon (New Year's Eve) and Carnival — take place during Brazil's ... the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most ...

The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South ... especially downtown (Centro), Santa Teresa and Lapa. In all areas of Rio, remain vigilant with valuables due to pickpocketing, and keep ...

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. I always joke with my friends that if it wasn't for the ...

A street artist in a pharmacy in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), February 23 ... According to Riotur, a tourism company linked to Rio City Hall, Carnival is expected to generate 5.5 billion reais ...

Jag Images/Getty There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City ... That's our scar in Brazil. We want to improve people's lives. And I think that tourism is a good tool for that. We are ...