Perhaps best known worldwide from the 1960s jazz song "The Girl From Ipanema," which describes a "tall and tan and young and lovely" who who walks "like a samba," the Ipanema neighborhood of Brazil’s ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). On any given night in Rio de Janeiro, walk a block inland from Ipanema Beach, along Rua Vinícius de Moraes, and the sound of waves will ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 8 (EFE).Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug 8 (EFE). — Among the swimmers, ball players and sunbathers on Rio’s iconic Ipanema beach, Helô Pinheiro is still recognized as the ...

“I do not want to leave this place,” I scribbled in my journal the night we flew home. I meant it. Rio de Janeiro has that effect on you. It’s not just the raw natural beauty–though the cinematic ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ... The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and tourists alike Wednesday ...

Sofitel, a pioneer of French luxury hospitality since 1964, announces the transformation of Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema ...

Some 1,200 people attended the inauguration of the four-story, 440-seat Orthodox synagogue named for the late Brazilian Jewish billionaire and philanthropist Edmond Safra, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (JTA) ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Short, and dark, and ...

An Orthodox synagogue was opened officially a few blocks from the iconic Ipanema Beach in Brazil. Some 1,200 people attended Sunday’s inauguration of the four-story, 440-seat synagogue in Rio de ...