RIO DE JANEIRO - Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio's Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 a.m. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city's tough traffic. Arrives at the ...

A performer from the Salgueiro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) A performer from ...

Carnival dancers perform for people arriving in the baggage claim area at Guararapes Gilberto Freyre International Airport in Brazil. Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Carnival could be called a ...

Reporting from Sao Paulo, Brazil — When Erika Moura made her debut as Brazil’s Carnival muse in 2015, she wore nothing but strategically placed swirls of glitter paint and matching heels as she ...

Revelers attend the Simpatia e Quase Amor “bloco,” or street party, during Rio’s Carnival along Ipanema beach, Feb. 26, 2017, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) Revelers ...

Even Zika virus can’t stop this party. Despite widespread fears of the mosquito-borne virus in Brazil — the country worst affected by Zika, with 1.5 million cases reported last year — many insist the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio’s Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 a.m. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city’s tough traffic. Arrives at the ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A top samba school’s use of blackface in a Carnival parade sparked debate Tuesday about depictions of race in Brazil, which is still grappling with a fraught racial legacy. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Carnival could be called a hungry mosquito’s dream — five days of non-stop street parties that bring together millions of revelers in an inviting mass of bare ankles, ...

Social media in the country reacted angrily to a top samba school's presentation featuring two groups in blackface. By The Associated Press A top samba school’s use of blackface in a Carnival parade ...