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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hundreds of thousands of people cover themselves in glitter for the biggest party in the world, ...

A parade honouring the life of Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by samba school Academicos de Niteroi came in ...

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Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition.

It was the first time a samba school paid tribute to a sitting president, prompting opposition complaints over federal funding and election rules.