After adventures in the Amazon or exploring its sprawling cities, holidaymakers in Brazil have ample opportunity to do little more than lie on a towel and pitch up a parasol on its soft sandy shores.

Rio ​de Janeiro is gearing up to host SailGP's Brazil debut in April, an event ‌expected to draw tens of thousands to one of the city’s famous beaches a year after its cancellation due to equipment ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — If you have been to Rio de Janeiro’ beaches, this probably sounds familiar: samba music drifting from a nearby kiosk, caipirinha cocktails sold by hawkers, chairs sprawled across the ...