This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from ...

Beyond the spectacle, the economic impact of the massive influx of tourists is undeniable. Restaurants, bars, tour operators, ...

"There's a lot of insecurity in Rio de Janeiro," said Gilmar Mendes ... a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America and the co-founder of the Brazilian Forum on Public Security.

SANTIAGO - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus is coming to town ... on a Jet Ski. Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Argentine tourist who ... He and his friend Rino Polato, who was found unharmed, were touring South America on motorcycle. Sá Pessoa contributed to this report from ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish ...

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People cool off after a summer sunset at Arpoador beach, Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Colombian migrant Margelis Tinoco, 48, cries ...

(AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente) A couple kisses as fireworks light up the sky over Copacabana Beach during New Year’s celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Taty ...