Beyond its beautiful beaches, this tropical country has far more historic gems and natural wonders than most people realize.

Designed by Bloco Arquitetos, Itapororoca House is a treetop residence with a large wrap-around veranda to invite nature in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Globally renowned for its natural beauty, Rio de Janeiro received a new international distinction Tuesday as UNESCO added landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx’s former home to ...

SAO PAULO/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu died in a plane crash late on Tuesday in the vast ...

Bats play a crucial role in tropical regions as pollinators, seed dispersers and agricultural pest controllers. But they are exposed to a wide range of threats, pollution among them. Two recent papers ...

At the annual ABRAPP (Associação Brasileira das Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Complementar, the organization representing pension fund managers in Brazil) conference, sustainability was one of the ...

QUERENCIA, Brazil -- The paved highway petered out more than 100 miles back, but roadside billboards still sprout across a landscape of interminable green fields -- proclaiming the presence of ...

Visitors take a guided tour of Roberto Burle Marx’s former home, which was elected today as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, in ...