Laisa Lima will lead Arranco's parade when they take part in the annual inter-school competition on the weekend.

During months of rehearsals, street bands and samba schools make space for pedestrians, creating islands of community spirit ...

A samba school in Rio de Janeiro is preparing to celebrate sex workers at this year's Carnival. Porto da Pedra based in the low-income city of Sao Goncalo, aims to dismantle the stigma around sex work ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that roll down Avenida Marques de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that roll down Avenida Marques de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Singing popular songs, members of Rio de Janeiro's samba schools protested Saturday against the mayor's proposal to slash city funds for next year's Carnival. The demonstration that ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 12 (efe_epa).Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 12 (efe_epa). — Of the thousands of tourists who have come to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, some of them know that for a full ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Beija Flor samba group won its tenth carnival championship on Wednesday, taking home top honors for a performance in which thousands of costumed drummers and dancers ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade is world famous for the samba dancing, costumes that leave little to the imagination and the magnificent floats that roll down Avenida Marques de ...