Carnival is one of the most popular party seasons in Brazil. Annually, the country attracts millions of people from all over the world to enjoy the festivities. Tourists flock to Rio de Janeiro to ...

Ash Wednesday is just around the corner (February 22). So you know what that means. Carnival celebrations for 2023 are in full force around the world. It’s a time when people — particularly those in ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the revelry.

Sexy costumes, bands, festivities, wild parades - and murky water. As the official Carnival celebrations kick off in the Brazilian city of Rio Saturday, potable water has become a valuable commodity, ...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro - the crowds, the colors, the rhythms - hot, hot, hot, literally. As Julia Carneiro reports, temperatures have topped 111 degrees in some areas of the Brazilian megalopolis.

Members of the 'Heaven on Earth' street carnival band parade through the streets of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro - Copyright AFP OZAN KOSE Members of the 'Heaven ...

Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Biodun Ajiboye, has described the concept of Rio de Janeiro Carnival as one that is predicated on ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ...

(CNN) -- Ash Wednesday is just around the corner (February 22). So you know what that means. Carnival celebrations for 2023 are in full force around the world. It's a time when people -- particularly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — To thunderous applause ...