Rio de Janeiro’s mayor declared the world’s biggest carnival officially open Friday for the first full-scale edition in three years, calling it a celebration of life and democracy after the turmoil of ...

In 2023, the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism estimated that Rio Carnival would attract 46 million domestic and international visitors to the first post-pandemic parades, celebrations and street ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — For Faber Paganoto ... Lula did not attend Carnival celebrations. He cut short a vacation in Bahia to visit São Paulo state on Monday, where devastating floods and landslides ...

Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans became two ... that is one of the planet’s most colorful and energetic Carnival celebrations. Even Mick Jagger has made an occasional appearance as a parade ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famously colorful Carnival celebration will return in full force this month and is expected to generate nearly $1 billion in business ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Far from Rio de Janeiro's boisterous beach block parties and its world renowned Samba competitions, Carnival is celebrated decidedly differently. Out in the landlocked ...

lively celebrations consist of samba competitions between rival dance schools, parades and block parties, with revellers dressing in vibrant costumes as they take to the streets. Rio Carnival can ...

Joining in these unofficial Carnival celebrations outside of the parade made me feel like I was getting a true sense of Rio's culture. In the week I was there, the partying didn't seem to stop.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one ...

Street parties, known as blocos, are a fixture of Rio’s Carnival celebrations. They’re raucous, rambunctious romps with thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of partygoers. Recommended ...