Carnival is one of the most popular party seasons in Brazil. Annually, the country attracts millions of people from all over the world to enjoy the festivities. Tourists flock to Rio de Janeiro to ...

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings, raucous parties ...

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ” A leader of one of Rio’s premiere samba parade groups was shot to death early Wednesday, just days before the city’s famed Carnival celebrations. Guaracy Paes Falcao, 42, vice ...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro - the crowds, the colors, the rhythms - hot, hot, hot, literally. As Julia Carneiro reports, temperatures have topped 111 degrees in some areas of the Brazilian megalopolis.

Many Brazilians are still trying to make sense of it — their Carnival muse, their beloved Globeleza ... wearing clothes? Yep, and the show goes on. The decision was made public with no further ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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. Call King Momo ...