Dozens of Brazilian yoga aficionados saluted the sun in Rio de Janeiro for the inaugural class of a free course allowing residents of the Rocinha favela to qualify as yoga teachers.

By bnl editorial staff Brazil is vying to capture a substantial share of the global data centre market, as Rio de Janeiro launches an ambitious $65bn artificial intelligence hub and the federal government mulls significant tax relief measures for the sector.

Brazil's Lula pledged support for Prabowo's free nutritious meal program during a meeting in Braslia on July 9, 2025, after the BRICS Summit in Rio.

Brazil hosts the second and final day of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. (AP video by Lucas Dumphreys)

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has issued a decree to regulate the city’s 30 miles of coastline. Many residents fear it will change Rio’s beach culture as they know it.

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on July 5 in Rio de Janeiro as part of his visit to attend the BRICS Summit.

Video shows a wayward penguin swimming and diving among beachgoers along Brazil’s most iconic shoreline. It might be following fish, a penguin expert says.

A justice froze dueling changes to a financial tax meant to shore up the federal balance sheet. Leaders now head to a July 15 hearing to settle whose vision will come out on top.

China is studying ways to soon lift its ban on imports of chicken meat from Brazil, in place since the South American nation reported a case of bird flu on a commercial farm in May, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday,

Petróleo Brasileiro – Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is one of the most undervalued large cap stocks to buy according to analysts. It was announced on July 4 that Petrobras is set to invest ~33 billion reais (~$6 billion) in refining and petrochemical projects in Rio de Janeiro,