Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

The facility produces costumes for Rio's carnival. [Photo ... a worker is killed on the job somewhere in Brazil every three hours. The country ranks fourth highest in the rate of workplace ...

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

However, it’s worth getting in there early – costumes are subject to availability ... “Criminals target large-scale celebrations in Brazil, such as the Carnival in major cities.

“It’s the peak of fame in Brazil: to become a costume of Carnival,” Ms. Torres said at a film festival in California this month, referring to her many impersonators during pre-Carnival ...

Carnival celebrates vibrant global traditions, blending history, resistance, and cultural expression through music, dance, ...

“Carnival represents the Brazilian identity ... About 300 people brought their pets dressed in costumes, ranging from superheroes to cartoon characters and clowns. And then the dogs socialized ...

From February to March each year, Brazil enters its most vibrant season. As the rhythm of the drums begins, music and ...

heart-pounding Rio Carnival are once again preparing to don their spectacular costumes and strut their stuff in front of millions watching from across the globe. And as Brazil this week explodes ...

“That’s peak fame in Brazil — to become a Carnival costume,” Torres said Feb. 10 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. “I see a lot of me in the streets. I’m proud.” And plastic Oscar ...