Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elaborately costumed Samba dancers are the stars of Rio de Janeiro's many street festivals and parties. Photograph by Jag Images, ...

When imagining Brazil’s Carnival festival, the first associations are often the dazzling, glittering decorations and boldly revealing costumes. However, on a beach in southern Brazil, an entirely ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In a country known for celebrations – chief among them the Rio Carnival, which takes place annually between February and March – ...