Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, ...

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

Several hundred mud-covered Carnival revelers paraded in the sleepy seaside town of Paraty in southeastern Brazil on Saturday ...

Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday ...

One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here, all decked ...

So says a banner that Pedro Souza hoists from a church during Brazilian Carnival each year in Ouro Preto’s town square. Known for its colonial architecture, the city of 75,000 hosts one of the ...

Onemonth after last year’s Carnival, Brazil’s federal public prosecutor’s office reinforced its demands for financial reparations to Cândido’s family. Rio’s Carnival — watched by ...

Transgender woman Alessandra Salazary, 31, hosts a Carnival contest in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Credit: AP/Silvia Izquierdo Brazil remains the world’s deadliest country for ...

The U.S. consulates and embassy in Brazil issued a security alert Feb. 3 titled “Carnival and Drugging-Dating Scam 2025.” Steve Royster, consular chief at the consulate general in Rio ...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – In a busy workshop, Leandro Vieira oversees preparations for Rio de Janeiro's dazzling Carnival parade, where his samba school will celebrate the spiritual ...

Export of live animals do not violate Brazilian law, federal court ruling Petrobras orders four homebuilt tankers Brazil: Respiratory complications feared to mount during Carnival gatherings ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me.