RIO DE JANEIRO — Hordes of gleeful young men and women decked out in outrageous costumes, their faces coated in glitter, will sing and dance to the rhythmic beat of Samba music Friday, as they ...

In just the first few weeks of 2024, Rio has documented more than 10,000 cases of dengue fever, nearly half of the total cases reported in the entirety of 2023, which amounted to 23,000, according ...

Experience Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro Ah, Carnaval. The name evokes explosive images of colorful costumes, lavish floats, swarming masses, and last-minute debauchery before the sober Lenten season ...

On February 25, 2020—just as the final Carnaval celebrations in Rio de Janeiro were coming to a close—the first case of Coronavirus was confirmed in São Paulo, 270 miles south of the ...

Despite the (Zika) viral headlines, over three million Carnaval revelers are expected in Rio de Janeiro. The main samba parade, February 5-8, is enormous, and six of the 12 best samba schools ...

One of the world’s largest parties, Carnaval – held this year from March 4 through 8 – is virtually synonymous with Rio de Janeiro. But Carnaval, in all its colourful, hedonistic glory, is ...

Travelers headed to Brazil for Carnaval, the nation's biggest party, are being warned of a dengue fever outbreak. Here's what to know. Rio de Janeiro declares public health emergency for dengue ...

On the bus on the way to Carnaval 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, my guide gave my group a heads up on what to expect: “It’s like Cirque du Soleil, times 100.” ...

In January, after a year without Carnaval because of the pandemic, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro called off the upcoming February street parties in light of high Covid-19 numbers following end-of ...

When Rio de Janeiro went on lockdown in mid-March 2020, samba schools like Salgueiro sprang into action. The school distributed more than 5,000 food baskets that included beans, rice, cooking oil ...