A drag queen is headlining the parade of one of Rio de Janeiro's most storied samba schools Monday night as Carnival celebrations across the country continue the tradition of ridiculing cultural icons ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — The crowd gathering Saturday was a typical Rio Carnival mix: a sprinkling of superheroes, girls in cute bunny outfits, zombies and princesses, a group of hairy-chested ...

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 Miguel ...

More than 70,000 people, including foreign tourists who paid hundreds of dollars for a close-up view, watched as dancers and drummers turned the arena into a polychrome blur of sensuality and joy. A ...

Dazzling costumes and elaborate floats continued to mesmerise the onlookers as the dancers kept on performing on the second night of Rio's iconic Sambadrome on Monday. Several Samba schools paraded ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – Brazilians know how to party. Nowhere is that more obvious than at Carnival, Brazil’s most popular celebration festively combining its rich and multi-ethnic melting pot. It’s ...

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (REUTERS) - Just days before Rio de Janeiro's samba schools hit the runway in the world's largest carnival parades, the Portela and Unidos de Tijuca samba schools ran through a practice ...

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, "passista," or samba dancer Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A call center supervisor by day the ...

The samba dancers dressed in their bikinis, sequins and feathers at the Rio Carnival 2014 are the sexy showstoppers of the world's biggest street party. Swaying to beats of samba music, the revellers ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s world-famed Carnival went up in flames Monday for thousands of people who spent nearly a year preparing for the spectacular event. Seamstresses, set designers ...

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