(AP) RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympic flag has touched down in Rio de Janeiro, the city that will host the 2016 summer Games. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes waved the five-ringed flag as he descended Monday ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes is back. The face of the Rio Olympics, Paes has shied away from the cameras since the opening ceremony. But he was back in view on Friday, bowing to ...

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.

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2013 is the year to dance in the sand in Rio de Janeiro. The world’s attention will turn to the Brazilian city as the Summer Olympics is handed over on Sunday and it gears up to host the FIFA ...