The rhythm took over Rio de Janeiro as top-tier samba schools lit up the runway at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, delivering ...

During months of rehearsals, street bands and samba schools make space for pedestrians, creating islands of community spirit ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century, highlighting the ongoing violence against transgender ...

An homage to the life of Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói came in last ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil's northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager -- a move that launched her into ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend.

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Covid canceled the 2021 festival. Now, the Brazilian city is reclaiming its streets Antonia Mufarech - Correspondent Members of the Portela samba school perform during Rio's Carnival parade. Photo by ...

Revelers gathered Sunday for the Glorious Diving street party, reviving a tradition in Rio de Janeiro that dates back to the ...