Veteran Carnival fans in Rio say the party is fun, but it also takes planning and endurance. On Sunday, the festival marks ...

A Carnival party in Paraty swaps glitter and costumes for mud, as crowds cover themselves in gray sludge and celebrate as one group.

As Oscar season heats up, the Brazilian city of Recife turns Carnival into a celebration of its hometown film hopeful, The Secret Agent.

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Ricardo Brito and Janaina Quinet BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - When Brazilian President ...

Rio de Janeiro on Sunday kicks off three days of dazzling carnival parades with a tribute to President Luiz Inacio Lula da ...

The world's biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ...

Dozens of dogs dressed as alligators, fairies and superheroes gathered Saturday at a Rio de Janeiro Carnival street party as ...

‘Freak Le Boom Boom’, Gretchen Gretchen is known for her disco tracks from the 1970s and 1980s, constant presence on ...

In Brazil, voluntary adult sex work is not a crime and has been recognized as an official occupation by the labour ministry ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil’s Carnival is back. Glittery and outrageous costumes are once again being prepared. Samba songs will ring out 'til dawn at Rio de Janeiro’s sold-out parade grounds. Hundreds of ...

SÃO PAOLO (RNS) — Once content to avoid Carnival's excesses, evangelicals, who make up about 30% of Brazil's population, have a new strategy, working to short-circuit the festival with displays of ...

Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs at this year's Carnival in Brazil, from a disco-diva ...