RIO DE JANEIRO – As Rio de Janeiro kicked off its Carnival on Saturday, about 100 dogs barked and wagged their tails to the tune of samba music as they paraded in front of pet lovers in a canine ...

“It was a critical evaluation, one of disapproval and condemnation of Nazism,” said Luiz Kignel, president of the Sao Paulo Jewish federation. RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A leading Brazilian Jewish ...

The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 ...

A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio’s Carnival parade, destroying the dreams and hard work of thousands of mostly ...

As the conversation deepened, Moura explained that it isn’t just a celebration ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Far from Rio de Janeiro's boisterous beach block parties and its world renowned Samba competitions, Carnival is celebrated decidedly differently. Out in the landlocked working ...

Images of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Throughout the Years Feb. 08, 2013 — -- intro: We all associate Rio de Janeiro's Carnival with teeny weeny bikinis covered in sparkles, but was it always like ...

Latin America's biggest and most spectacular carnival held its first night of parades on Sunday night. Seven of Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools danced through the purpose-built stadium, all ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro ...