Carnival celebrates vibrant global traditions, blending history, resistance, and cultural expression through music, dance, and costume.

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, there’s a huge workforce stitching, fixing, sweeping up feathers and sequins, and assembling floats and instruments.

Other than buying tickets for the parades and soaking up the atmosphere, Carnival goers can also opt to participate themselves by joining one of the available samba schools. All they have to do is ...

Crowds filled the Sambadrome to watch samba schools face off at Rio Carnival. At least 20 people have been injured after a factory making costumes for Carnival celebrations in Brazil caught fire.

Shayk got involved in the vibrant carnival proceedings at the Marquês de Sapucaí, joining Beija-Flor De Nilopolis, a famous and renowned samba school from Rio for the parade. She called it a “dream ...

The Carnival creates over 50,000 direct and indirect jobs annually, ranging from roles in samba schools (costume designers, dancers, musicians) to positions in hospitality, security ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people’s struggle in Brazil, where more of them ...

The streets of Rio de Janeiro have transformed into a sea of color, music, and revelry as Carnival takes over. From massive street parties to grand parades, the city is alive with energy.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre ...