Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

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

Since sunset, she has been busy sewing, gluing and weaving bits of costume ... wearing a samba hat. It's his assistant. “We’re partners on the rope, and partners at Carnival!

Subtle hand signs likewise coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of the glitzy Carnival parades in ... will be eager to see flamboyant costumes, towering floats and jaw-dropping ...

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 ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba schools ...

As one of Rio’s 12 top-tier samba schools ... she fixed details on several costumes, some bearing the school’s traditional red and white colors. “When Carnival comes, it offers opportunities ...

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

A samba school rises to Rio Carnival's top league ... said as she fixed details on several costumes, some bearing the school's traditional red and white colors. “When Carnival comes, it offers ...