A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

Paraíso do Tuiuti Samba School told the story of Xica Manicongo, the first non-Indigenous trans person in Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Carnival parade in Rio de ... cross-dressing and having same-sex relations, both practices the Catholic Church deemed heretical. To avoid death, she agreed to wear men ...

Rio's Christ the Redeemer Shines with Messages of Hope for Pope's Health | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was lit up with images of Pope Francis ...

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro displayed a projection of images of Pope Francis along with ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance ...

Vivian Schwanke De Oliveira, a minister of the Anglican ... communities which are not in full communion with the Catholic Church.” “Catholic ministers may lawfully administer the sacraments ...

As important as it is for the Catholic Church ... who leads the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, will have to present his resignation due to age limits, and on July 9 it will be the turn of Cardinal ...

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan ... traditionally a time of abstinence and fasting in the Catholic Church. However, the unique feel of the Carnival comes from ...