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

Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for ...

Ivanhoe talisman Robert Friedland was in Sydney in November. Rhett Wyman In the decade since Rio Tinto bought Friedland out of Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper project, the legendary explorer has ...

Howard Hawks’ “Rio Lobo” is a John Wayne Western. That was a little unusual in 1970, because John Wayne had unaccountably been finding himself in some Westerns that weren’t John Wayne Westerns.

On Rio de Janeiro’s fringes, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene. Marcus Azevedo ...

Iron ore is tipped to trade below $US100 a tonne for most of next year as new supply from Rio Tinto’s long-awaited African project adds to giant stockpiles at ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a religious symbol – the Star of David. This is not a reference to the Jewish ...

In a remote part of Venezuela the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo. It's a stunning location, but also home to a unique meteorological phenomenon and a storm chaser's dream - the Catatumbo ...

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