In the rediscovered clip, Bay Area resident Maria Flores captured the moment Rio the cat was sitting peacefully in the middle of the ofrenda, a sacred space traditionally used in Mexican culture to ...

Reuters The fire lit up the night sky, and sent plumes of smoke over the city of Rio de Janeiro ... to voice their anger at the authorities. Pictures from Getty Images, AFP, Reuters and EPA ...

Priced out of Rio's favelas, Brazil's poorest communities are squatting in abandoned government buildings. Despite billions of dollars pledged by the authorities to improve housing, Rio's poorest ...

Rio Carnival is a huge colourful party that happens every year in the Brazilian city. The festival runs for several days and will ends in a massive parade on Saturday 17 February. Performers wear ...