Cradled between Brazil's Bocaina Mountains and Ilha Grande Bay on the Atlantic Ocean is the charming community of Paraty in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This 17th-century town is flanked by ...
Ilha Grande, which literally means Big Island in English, is a pearl of the Brazilian south-east coast, hidden away some 150 km from Rio de Janeiro. This haven of peace, 29 km long and covering ...
A fire in a Rio de Janeiro factory shattered the dreams of three samba schools, whose costumes were destroyed 16 days before Carnival.