Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings, raucous ...

Carnival has released an update following the death of a Texas man who died aboard a popular cruise ship sailing out of ...

Euvelester Villarreal Jr., 48, died aboard the Carnival Dream ship in the early morning hours last Wednesday, officials with ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, lively street parties, and elaborate costumes, attracting visitors from ...

The Rio Carnival street party where dogs parade as superheroes and cartoon characters A dog wears a hat at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Rio Carnival festival is back. It is considered the biggest carnival in the world. Two million people a day are expected to show up. This year, however, street parties won ...

Transgender women take a samba class at the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school ahead of the Carnival parade in Rio Janeiro, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Silvia Izquierdo A historical reparation ...

A pile of film negatives started a collector on an obsession to collect old photos that offer a history of Rio de Janeiro and the event that has made it world famous — carnival.

Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Bruna Prado ...

About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music and socialized at the so-called Blocao street party, where about 300 people and their pets gathered in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca, on Rio ...