Just a couple days after Google-owned Waze announced updates in anticipation of the Olympic Games, Google Maps has unveiled improvements of its own. And not a moment too soon — the Summer Olympics ...

Rio's favelas have long been thought of as no go areas, but Google is literally putting them on the map. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images There's a huge amount of non-violent daily life just going on ...

An Argentinian tourist is fighting for her life after she, her husband and another couple visiting Rio de Janeiro tried to get to Christ the Redeemer statue following Google Maps directions — and ...

With the opening of the Olympics just two months away (August 5th), it is a good time to have a look at the host city, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Google has kicked off the sight-seeing by updating and ...

"Rio: Beyond The Map" is Google showing off what destinations can do with its Street View technology to provide an immersive and self-directed virtual experience, combining both 360-degree video and ...

In time for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Apple Maps now supports transit routing in Rio de Janeiro, the second most populous city in Brazil. Transit directions are available for travel by bus, ferry, ...

A two-year collaboration between Google and Brazilian organization Grupo Cultural AfroReggae has yielded an incredible look inside Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. Oft reported as crime-filled shantytowns, ...