Four of Rio's top samba schools took center stage on the opening night of Carnival parades on Sunday. (AP video shot by Mario ...

Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more ...

With colorful costumes decorated with feathers and glitter, Rio de Janeiro's samba schools paraded at the Sambodrome on the ...

Brazil's Carnival was in full swing on Friday with samba school parades kicking off the festivities in Sao Paulo's Sambadrome ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

SAO LUIZ DO PARAITINGA, Brazil (AP) — During Carnival, the small Brazilian town of Sao Luiz do Paraitinga’s calm everyday ...

One of Rio's most storied Samba schools will explore the "Pain and Passion" of the lives of the Bantu people in the city. Bantu people were the majority of Black people enslaved in Rio.

Carolina Arjonas is living out her dream by performing at the Rio Carnival, Brazil, and has pulled out all the stops to make ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at the world-renowned Carnival parade in ...

Afterward, the Carnival presented the most representative characters of the samba schools. The legendary flag-bearers and the dancers who move to the frenetic rhythm of the samba were followed by ...

Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and veteran members of local samba schools celebrated and sang ...