Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings, raucous ...

Rio Carnival is both rooted in European pagan traditions and Catholicism. It was originally a food festival when people would take their last opportunity to gorge before the beginning of Lent ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year there's even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade ...

Rio de Janeiro's infamous carnival parades returned this weekend in a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba for the festival's first full-on edition since Covid-19 and Brazil's divisive elections.

Rio's global image is so closely associated with Carnival that the two things are almost synonymous. Everything from the tourist industry to episodes of The Simpsons have found it hard to separate ...

The specter of violence Manicongo faced five centuries ago hasn't vanished. Transgender woman Alessandra Salazary, 31, hosts a Carnival contest in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.

Today the parade remains the centerpiece of Rio’s Carnival, held in a dedicated stadium built in 1984. Produced by Craig Allen, Gray Beltran and Diego Ribadeneira.

Rio’s Carnival suspended for the first time in 108 years, thanks to coronavirus. Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform during the first night of Carnival at Sambadrome in Rio ...

Nearly 500,000 visitors are expected to travel to Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which kicks off Feb. 5. Six months later, about 380,000 visitors are expected to travel there for the 2016 Olympic ...