At home, he keeps a whole jumble of souvenirs – costumes from previous carnivals, old masks ... to love the carnival without knowing about bate-bola don't know anything about Rio." ...

Here’s how Venice, Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Tobago, New Orleans, and Quebec City mark the pre-Lenten season Elizabeth Djinis - History Correspondent In 18th-century Venice, Carnival masks ...

He also banned Venetians from wearing masks. Talk about a party pooper ... similar to the Holi Festival. Rio ain’t the only game in Brazil when it comes to Carnival. A favorite among Brazilians ...

The most famous of all, Rio de Janeiro's Carnival beckons visitors with its ... are known for their quirky behaviors, wax masks, wooden shoes, and straw-filled costumes. When you're Down Under ...

which will make up the mask covering Bem Feito — or the Well Done crew's faces. Carnival is done very differently in Rio's outskirts, not at all how it's celebrated by the beach, says Vieira.

Beyond Rio’s Carnival and Oktoberfest, there’s a world of wild, whimsical, and deeply meaningful festivals waiting to be ...

Street parties, known as blocos, are a fixture of Rio’s Carnival celebrations ... through the corridors decorated with ...