Carpinterians Carie Smith, left, and Sheila Hess, right, traveled to Brazil to visit former Rotary foreign exchange student ...

Lagos Island came alive on Easter Sunday as the Fanti Carnival made its much-anticipated return, rekindling the vibrant Afro-Brazilian heritage that has long been a cornerstone of the city’s cultural ...

LAGOS, April 21 — Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to ...

A Carnival Mass, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lion King, Outstanding Puppet Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lion King, Outstanding Set Design - Musical (Drama Desk ...

The first weekend of the 87th annual Galveston County Fair & Rodeo hit full swing Saturday at the county fairgrounds at Jack Brooks Park in Hitchcock. Over 400 young cowboys and cowgirls packed the ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) announced that 690 mosques and prayer grounds across the country are ready for Eid Al Fitr prayer. The Awqaf Ministry added that ...

An oversized puppet of U.S. President Donald Trump paraded in Brazil’s northeastern city of Olinda in the final days of carnival festivities. (AP video by Danilo Barretto) 'Can't imagine Alaska ...

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 ...

According to the latest issue of the Infogripe bulletin from the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), large crowds during the upcoming Carnival festivities may lead to increased ...

Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other ... Saturday’s parades featured an unprecedented item: face masks. Other than that, drums and cymbals sounded again as fervent ...