For Roberto Medina, founder of Brazilian music festival commonly known as " Rock in Rio," the past weekend was a time when his dream became true.
Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil, where the 2014 World Cup final was held, will be back into the spotlight at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, powered by Chinese solar equipments.
The first training center for Rio's 2016 Olympic volunteer program has opened, organizers said on Thursday.
Rio's 2016 Olympic organizing committee on Tuesday released its daily competition schedule as the countdown to the Games hit the 500-day mark.
The first train to run on Line 4 of the Rio de Janeiro metro connecting the Olympic Village to the Copacabana Game Center has been delivered three months after shipment from China.
Brazil's central bank has released its first batch of commemorative coins for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Games organizers said Friday.
The one-week Rock in Rio music festival ended over the weekend with a performance by U.S. artist Justin Timberlake.
Brazil's city of Rio de Janeiro earned some 2 billion U.S. dollars in tourism revenue thanks to the 2014 Brazil World Cup, local tourism authorities announced Tuesday.
Former England captain David Beckham posed for photographs and signed autographs with Brazilian fans after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for a fleeting promotional visit.
Rio de Janeiro officials on Sunday denied reports of major delays to the city's 2016 Olympic preparations.