Atitude Baptist Church plans to ring in the New Year with a large-scale evangelical celebration at Rio de Janeiro’s famed ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro reopened following lengthy renovations, with Paulinho scoring on an 82nd-minute volley to give Brazil a 2-2 tie against England in an exhibition ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Police in riot gear are surrounding a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium. The police commander on site, Lt. Alex Melo, says they are ...

Flamengo add Brazil's Serie A title to Copa Libertadores crown and have PSG in sight in Intercontinental Cup in Qatar.

The Legislative Assembly of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (Alert) Tuesday decided to go back on its steps and drop the initiative to rename the iconic Maracana stadium after football legend ...

Rio de Janeiro officials are allowing Copa America organizers to invite thousands of COVID-19-tested fans into the final at Maracana Stadium between Brazil and Argentina on Saturday. Rio city health ...

Rio de Janeiro authorities have confirmed that the Maracana will be ready for test events in late April, though they said on Friday that finishing the stadium's renovation on time will be tough. After ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's state government will take back control of the crisis-ridden Maracana stadium and break the contract with its private administrators. Gov. Wilson Witzel said ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — The historic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro will not be renamed after Pelé. State governor Claudio Castro on Thursday vetoed a divisive proposal passed by the state legislature to ...

The two terracing levels of the old Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro will be replaced by a single tier In Brazil, one of the most revered football stadiums in the world is undergoing reconstruction, ...

Less than eight months from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the country is racing against the clock to prepare the six remaining stadiums in time for June's big kick-off. But here in Rio de ...