Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, ...

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, ...

Carnival security is also a major concern in Brazil, which has notoriously high crime rates. A crisis between the military police service tasked with safeguarding Rio's Carnival and the state ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full ...

This is Rio's peak season. The city's most notable events — including Reveillon (New Year's Eve) and Carnival — take place during Brazil's summer, which lasts from December through March.

Rio's Botanical Garden has four admission fees: one for locals, one for non-Rio Brazilians, one for non-Brazilian Mercosur tourists and yet another for visitors from elsewhere ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is an annual event for many ... the event saw Shayk expressing her excitement and feeling at home in Brazil, celebrating culture, love, and unity. Her costume, designed ...

In Brazil it is required that all sambistas ... Finlayson takes her students to participate in Rio’s Carnival parades every year, as she feels they can only fully understand samba when they ...

Rio Carnival tragedy as girl, 11, dies in freak accident after falling from float ...