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 ...

"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 ...

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, ...