Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in Rio de Janeiro for the inaugural class of a free course allowing ...

Dozens of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled Guatemala, people in Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela attended a yoga class, ...

I love Europe as much as the next person, but this South American city has so much to offer! Read on for why I think Brazil’s ...

A woman sitting in the lotus position while meditating during a Transformation Project yoga class in the Rocinha favela, in ...

In Rio de Janeiro's Rocinha favela, Brazilian residents are receiving free yoga teacher training, enabling them to overcome ...

The favelas in Rio are a contrast to the fancy and expensive high-rise buildings lining the coast. In some instances, you can feel the tension between the rich and the poor in the city.

Rebekah Del Rio, the singer who performed “Llordando,” a moving, Spanish-language rendition of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” in a pivotal scene from Mulholland Drive, died June 23 in her Los ...

From the San Francisco Chronicle, by William Finn Bennett Rio de Janeiro -- As a merciless summer sun beats down on the backs of a half-dozen workers along a hillside overlooking scenic Guanabara Bay, ...

Real feel of over 140ºF: Why it’s hotter in Rio’s favelas Brazilian suburbs can experience temperatures up to 46°F higher than nearby neighborhoods. Climate change exacerbates inequalities and has a ...