As more Kiwis look to South America for adventure, Karen Phelps compiles a bucket list for the continent.

Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, and sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves.

The Vatican has asked Brazil for an additional €30 million ($49.5 million) to help cover an expected shortfall in funding for the visit of the Pope to Rio de Janeiro this month.

The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests.

More than 270 drops comprise Iguazu Falls on the Brazil-Argentine border, one of the world's grandest water falls.

Eight people have been charged in connection with the deadly nightclub fire in southern Brazil that killed 241 people earlier this year, prosecutors said.

Prime Minister John Key has wrapped up his tour of Latin America with a meeting with Brazil's "Iron Lady".

Ipanema Beach's 2700 metres of smooth sand exudes the alluring free-spiritedness that defines the marvellous Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

One-time Python, at 69, is still boyishly nice in the way that little clever boys can be nice. In fact, he may even be the nicest chap in Britain.

After years of steady economic growth in Brazil, Juliana Barbassa goes in search of an on-the-cheap exotic holiday in Rio.

Che Guevara's daughter, Aleida Guevara, says 'sometimes people know what he stands for, sometimes not'.

London's Games are done, now all eyes are on Rio, writes Josie Dale.

Socialite, former reality TV queen and aspiring DJ Paris Hilton is getting ready to assault the charts again.

The author of the hugely-popular 1,000 Places To See Before You Die reveals her absolute favourite travel destinations.