Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Performers from the Academicos de Niteroi samba school parade on a float with a sculpture of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — For 28 years, Gilma Cardoso Ferreira has saved for months before each Carnival to pay for the frilly, full-skirted outfit that transforms her, for one evening, from a retired public ...

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s tourism capital by storm next week. The sound of samba rings, raucous parties ...

Rio is awash with glitter and colour with the Brazilian city's annual Carnival currently underway. Millions of partygoers fill the streets for the festivities. But the highlight for many is the ...