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 ...

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 ...

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

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

The face of the Brazilian president is omnipresent as a samba school rehearses its Carnival parade in front of thousands of ...

On a recent Friday night, a potent cocktail of excitement, nerves and pent-up energy filled the midsummer air at Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Sambadrome, as decked out performers from the Salgueiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Anitta has become a pop music sensation in her native Brazil and abroad, but Monday she will have her first shot to prove herself on the country's biggest stage: the Sambadrome. This ...