The country’s president was blunt. “It is,” Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, “Brazil’s time.” And the International Olympic Committee agreed with him. Snubbing Chicago on a chilly Danish evening of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of ...

Rio’s closing ceremonies kicked off Sunday night with thumping rhythms, dazzling color and a parade of athletes as the first Olympics held in South America wound to a finish. Like a lot of things ...

The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the latest news and more from our reporters in Rio and Washington.

Great Britain's Alistair Brownlee brings his glittering 18-year career to a close and remains the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event having won the men's title ...

Rio carnival is one of the most celebrated carnivals in the world, the extremely colourful event features artistic events, wild costumes, dancing and depicts various culture. The event started on ...

COPENHAGEN — Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had powerful friends. But none of that mattered. Rio de ...