As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations ... fluffy fashionistas took part in a contest to choose the day’s top costumes. On a small stage in the middle of a leafy square, pups of all sizes ...

In Rio alone, the city authorized 500 street parties this year. On Saturday, a dog donned an alligator costume during the Blocão dog Carnival parade, a play on words that joins "bloco" and "cão ...