Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...
Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...
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Drum queen Lorena Raissa from Beija-Flor samba school performs during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro.
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 ...
The Carnaval do Pelô, as the Pelourinho carnival is called by the revelers, is organized by the state government, and will receive attractions to celebrate the centenary of the musical genre, in ...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Bubbles, feathers and glitter swirled on the first night of parades in Rio's Carnival, as the city's samba schools battled it out for top honors in what many bill as the world's ...
The Uniao da Ilha samba group opened the night in front of some 80,000 spectators, introduced by a massive fireworks barrage and the first beats of a 500-strong drum line. Carnival queens wearing ...