The camera operator got a little distracted at Copacabana beach.

Avenida Atlântica might just be the most picturesque thoroughfare on the planet. It’s only four kilometres long so the best way to appreciate the majesty of it all is to just get out and walk it.

Environmental activists have burst into the lobby of a luxury hotel on Rio’s Copacabana Beach where IOC officials were meeting in a protest against ecological destruction related to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Revellers converged on the beaches of Brazil, the skyscrapers of Dubai, and New York’s Times Square to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by terror woes, ebola, and airline disasters.

Thousands of Argentine football fans gathered on the golden sands of Copacabana beach gasped and then fell into silence when Germany scored a stunning extra-time goal to claim the World Cup title.

"I just wanted to see my people smile"

Police in Sao Paulo fear protests may disrupt the opening match of the World Cup between hosts Brazil and Croatia at the Arena Corinthians later today.

The BBC has brought in a team of experts to study all 212 penalties taken at the World Cup to help England take the perfect spot kick.

A butterfly flutters its wings and a tree falls, or in this case, a water pipe bursts on a bank holiday Friday and in Punchestown the chosen 10 for the Land Rover Most Stylish Award are forced to endure an anxious wait for Amy Huberman to arrive with the prize.

Waving flags and carrying banners at least 1,000 demonstrators in Sao Paulo protested yesterday against the World Cup that Brazil will host later this year.

Pope Francis’s historic trip to his home continent ended yesterday after a marathon week-long visit to Brazil that drew millions of people on to the sands of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world’s largest Catholic country.

Pope Francis has presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church, a procession re-enacting Christ’s crucifixion that received a Broadway-like treatment befitting its improbable location, Rio’s hedonistic Copacabana beach.

Mammoth crowds are expected to greet Pope Francis when he celebrates Mass on Rio’s Copacabana beach today.

An American woman was gang-raped and beaten while her French boyfriend was shackled, hit with a crowbar, and forced to watch the attacks in Rio de Janeiro.

West Brom head coach Steve Clarke has confirmed goalkeeper Ben Foster is poised to end his international exile following a near two-year absence.

From the glittering new year’s ball dropping in New York’s Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did its best to ring in 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic uncertainty, searing violence and natural disasters.

Rod Stewart has confessed he almost missed the biggest gig in the world – after he was struck with a dose of the runs.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are staying in a $2,300-a-night suite in Brazil.

THE Brazilian government is proposing that Unesco name the city of Rio de Janeiro a World Heritage site.

IT’S amazing how the arrival of a new player can focus the mind. I am a John Obi Mikel fan, but he can be frustrating sometimes.

RAINS kept pummelling Rio de Janeiro yesterday as officials in Brazil’s second largest city scrambled to restore transit after 96 people were killed by landslides and floods.

A massive power failure blacked out Brazil’s two largest cities and other parts of Latin America’s biggest nation for more than two hours last night, leaving millions of people in the dark after a huge hydroelectric dam suddenly went off-line.

RIO DE JANEIRO claimed a stunning victory in the race to host the 2016 Olympics as favourites Chicago slumped to a crushing defeat.

A shootout between Brazilian police and Rio de Janeiro gang members has left five suspects dead near the famed Copacabana beach.

SPECTACULAR fireworks and light shows heralded the start of 2009 in cities across the world, but here revellers made do with house parties and the faithful charms of the pub.

Hundreds of thousands of revellers rang in 2009 from a freezing Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signalling the end of a historic and troubled year that saw the election of the first black US president and the worst economic crisis in decades.

The Rolling Stones attempted to persuade moviemaker Martin Scorsese to film their historic 2006 free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - but he wasn't interested.

MADONNA, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight are among the acts taking to the stage for a star-studded concert at Wembley Stadium to highlight the threat of climate change, it was announced yesterday.

Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight are among the acts taking to the stage for a star-studded concert at the new Wembley Stadium to highlight the threat of climate change, it was announced today.

Hundreds of thousands of revellers flooded New York's Times Square today to watch the famed crystal ball as it dropped to mark the New Year.

The Brazil beach gig was far bigger – but Argentines filled a soccer stadium and clashed with police on the streets outside as the Rolling Stones rocked Buenos Aires with their A Bigger Bang tour.

You can’t always get what you want - but the Rolling Stones left a million fans satisfied at a free show on Brazil’s famous Copacabana Beach.

Screams and cheers greeted the Rolling Stones as they pulled up to their beach-front hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today in a huge police motorcade, and die-hard fans were already staking out spots before an enormous stage on Copacabana Beach, where up to two million people were expected to attend the band’s free concert tomorrow night.

Almost two million people are expected to flock to a free Rolling Stones concert on Rio’s Copacabana beach.

British rockers the Rolling Stones have announced plans to head to Brazil next year for a free concert on Rio De Janeiro's Copacabana Beach - and up to 1.5 million people are expected to attend.

Postcards showing scantily clad women alongside Rio de Janeiro’s famous landmarks have been banned under a new law in the state famed worldwide for Carnival.

With totally blinkered vision, England need to hope for a Belgium win in Kobe on Monday.