In fact, "The Girl from Ipanema" primed him for romance, Sletteland said amid the beach's bustle. When he met Sonia Madeira de Ley, who'd gone from Rio to Vermont to study English, he felt like he ...

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019 file photo, Brazilian singer Anitta performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anitta’s spin on the classic “The Girl from Ipanema ...

British Airways flies direct from Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro International Airport, a 30-minute drive from Ipanema. Where to stay: Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana has rooms from £333, B&B ...

RIO DE JANEIRO-- An hours-long shootout between police and suspected criminals in Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead, as well as blocking streets and closing shops in the posh Copacabana ...

Ipanema Beach is ranked #6 out of 17 things to do in Rio de Janeiro. See pictures and our review of Ipanema Beach.

A pro-Israel non-profit organization staged a demonstration on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach on Sunday to protest Iran's policies regarding LGBTQ+ people. Army Reports Damage After Trump Parade ...

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.

Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema. The Sofitel is arguably the best-located hotel in Ipanema—on the beachfront in between postos 9 and 10, the latter of which is the beginning of Leblon, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Chauffeured in a classic Porsche, the Brazilian beauty steps out into 1960s Rio de Janeiro. The pastel pastiche is easy on the eyes, and so is the pin-up girl tracing twirls as ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim Brazilian Almeida, better known as Tom Jobim, composer, conductor, pianist, singer, arranger and guitarist, was born in Tijuca, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro in 1927.

Chauffeured in a classic Porsche the Brazilian beauty steps out into 1960s Rio de Janeiro. ... “All I wanted was to pass along the spirit of the girl from Ipanema, that poetic Rio thing.