The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for a final parade, wowing spectators with dazzling costumes, energetic performances, and live samba ...

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos da Tijuca opened the festivities on Monday night with an afro ...

That's the message one of Rio de Janeiro's famous samba schools is delivering at this weekend's official Carnival parade, as NPR's Carrie Kahn reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MANGUEIRA SAMBA SCHOOL ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba ...

Carnival season always breathes life into the local economy of Rio de Janeiro's Vila Vintém favela – but particularly this year, after its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school was elevated to ...

Founded in 1948, Beija-Flor is one of the most awarded samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, with 14 championship titles, and the third most successful school in the history of the Rio Carnival.

STORY: :: Rio's carnival kicks off with explosion of ... I'm very excited.” The first school to walk the famous avenue was Botafogo, which is related to the Rio de Janeiro football team of the same ...

The festivities for Rio's Carnival kicked off Monday night as Samba school ‘Unidos da Tijuca ... a deity from the Yoruba religion. Beija Flor de Nilópolis followed them, which honored ...

The survey covers the period from March 1 to 4 as Rio’s Carnival has grown into a billion-dollar industry. The city center, where the samba school ... The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a massive ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off ... About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music and socialized at the so-called Blocao street party, where ...