In Rio de Janeiro, family clans managing informal lotteries gain criminal influence through samba schools at the heart of ...

From spectacular parades to non-stop street parties across the city, Rio Carnival is one of the most liberating parties on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The six top-scoring samba schools from Rio’s Carnival returned to the Sambadrome for one final parade, showcasing their elaborate ...

An homage to the life of Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói came in last ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female ...