Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de ...

"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.

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A police car with a shattered windshield was towed away after Sunday's incident A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de ...

The Brazilian government has appointed an army general to oversee security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in response to growing gang violence. President Michel Temer compared the violence to "a ...

Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man himself, a joint effort by the city's ...

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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 ...

People rang in the new year in style on the beach in Rio de Janeiro ... in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo ...

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 ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo ...