However, it’s worth getting in there early – costumes are subject to availability ... out onto the streets in every corner of the city. Rio Carnival is both rooted in European pagan traditions ...

During the fabled celebrations of Carnival, exotic costumes topped off by feathered ... Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its ...

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, ...

Rio City authorities expect ... economy of Brazil. The Carnival creates over 50,000 direct and indirect jobs annually, ranging from roles in samba schools (costume designers, dancers, musicians ...