RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Look at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic ocean-front neighborhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the middle is a vast forest.

Heading down to Rio for the s*** show that will be the 2016 Summer Olympics? Apple Maps is making it easier for visitors to dodge riots and the zika virus during the trip with the addition of new ...

Rio de Janeiro now has its digital map to promote its tech scene, the city’s promotion agency Rio Negócios announced today on stage during 21212 Demo Day, which TNW is attending. Available in beta at ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Look at most maps of Rio de Janeiro. The beaches are easy to spot, as are the iconic oceanfront neighbourhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema. In the middle is a vast forest. What’s less ...

It’s night-time in Rio de Janeiro, a month before the 2016 Olympics, and I’m in a dark alley in a favela. According to my Brazilian friend Andre Silva Teixeira Mello, he’s going to show me the real ...

Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have mapped out areas of Brazil’s second-biggest city that are under the control of criminal organizations, potentially enabling them to better target crime control ...

In this Dec. 28, 2012 photo, a worker prepares cement that will be used to hang a street sign at the Mare shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city’s densest neighborhoods, its favelas, or ...