The Latest Breaking News from Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Pele's crowning glory was winning the 1970 World Cup as he approached his 30s, four years after he had vowed never to play in the tournament again after being kicked out of 1966.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - When FIFA declared Pele and Diego Maradona jointly the players of the 20th century, and effectively the best of all time, they side-stepped but did not resolve a heated debate that has grown more complicated as Lionel Messi has dominated the 21st century.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - The former Rio de Janeiro governor accused of receiving huge bribes over construction work for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics will soon be free after six years in prison, following a ruling by Brazil's highest court.

When four federal police officers came to arrest Roberto Jefferson, a close ally of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the veteran politician made clear he was going nowhere.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - From a tiny restaurant on a dead-end street come the enticing aromas of chicken, pork and shrimp as an award-winning chef slowly steams dim sum -- the finger food typical of Cantonese cuisine.

Ukrainian sprint canoeist Yuriy Cheban is his nation's most decorated male Olympian, having won gold in both London and Rio de Janeiro, and now the 36-year-old is auctioning off those medals

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Normally, it would be horrible news to football fans anywhere that their team's star player was injured.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - In yellow-and-green bikinis, Neymar jerseys and sparkling tops straight out of carnival, Brazilians dropped everything Thursday to watch the national team make their highly anticipated World Cup debut, exploding in celebration at their opening win.

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - A sea of streamers and mini-Brazilian flags flutters over Freedom Alley, one of myriad narrow streets criss-crossing Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela, Rocinha, which decks itself out in World Cup splendor every four years.