With its alluring beaches and lush mountains, Rio doesn’t need to do much to convince people to visit. But in 2026, this ...

Brazilians from elsewhere often complain that outsiders’ views of the country are largely based on the beach-and-music-happy image of Rio de Janeiro. The stereotype is accurate, but Rio is also a city ...

Lady Gaga performs to 2.5 million fans on May 3, 2025, at Copacabana Beach in Rio (photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Live Nation). Lady Gaga drew an estimated 2.5 million fans last night (May 3) ...

Lady Gaga will perform what should be a huge free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3, the singer confirmed on social media today. Gaga, whose new album Mayhem is set for a March 7 ...

On the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, just about anything you need will come to you. The sand has long been an open-air, democratic marketplace. Vendors come down from poor, hillside neighborhoods to sell ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro's vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Pedro Ribeiro lives just one block away from Copacabana beach, one of the world's most celebrated stretches of golden sand. But almost every weekend he drives nearly three hours to ...