Academicos de Niteroi will be the first to parade down Rio de Janeiro's Sambodrome avenue on February 15, at the start of the ...

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 ...

Often called the “Greatest Show on Earth,” this legendary celebration draws in over a million locals and travelers who flood the streets for a days-long spectacular filled with music and city-wide ...

:: “It's a feeling of a cleansed soul, because I've been doing Carnival for many years, this is my second with Beija Flor, last year we didn't get the result we expected, but this year God honored us.

Members of Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel Samba School perform during a rehearsal in preparation for the 2014 carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro February 2, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – As Carnival approaches in Rio de Janeiro, members of a samba school perfect a minutely-tuned performance with dancers twirling in blue, red and white skirts and 40 drummers pounding ...

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. Modern Brazil ...

A samba school’s decision to honour Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva at this year’s Rio de Janeiro Carnival has ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two 40-something drum queens stole the show at Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome on Tuesday, dancing in little more than feathers and high heels in the annual Carnival parades ...

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 ...

Modern Brazil is what it is today - the foods, the religious traditions, and, of course, the music - in large part because of its African roots. That's the message one of Rio de Janeiro's famous samba ...