Carnival is a festive, pre-Lenten season of public celebration, revelry and masquerade, marked by parades, music and street parties. It is a time of social unity and joy, offering a last burst of ...

You can expect a weather forecast of sweltering temperatures with a 100% chance of Manu Ríos shirtless. If you were in Brazil last week, no doubt you felt the heat as the Elite hunk partied his way ...

Revelers gathered Sunday for the Glorious Diving street party, reviving a tradition in Rio de Janeiro that dates back to the ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil's northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager -- a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism -- she never imagined that a samba ...

The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for one final parade, showcasing their ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend.

Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year’s Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female aut ...

Carnival celebrations worldwide, renowned for their century-old traditions, include Rio's famous samba parades, Venice's mask ...

This week we get festive with a look at Carnival. People tend to associate Carnival with places outside France, like Rio de Janeiro and Venice.

Still, particularly since “Debí Tirar Más Fotos," the fever around Bad Bunny has made headway in Brazil. Only one performance ...

Louisiana and Brazil have long shared unique cultural and economic ties. guest columnist Adam Ratzlaff argues. Those are ...

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.