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With talks stalled between the state government and striking police officers in the Brazilian state of Bahia, the police have taken aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration in a move meant to ...

SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil officially kicked off World Cup fever on Sunday in a Carnival frenzy, unveiling the national soccer team's new away jersey at one of the biggest street parties on ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sound begins blasting ear drums and rattling bones even before the speakers — hauled by big rigs creeping their way through Brazil’s thronging Carnival crowds — draw near. The ...

Carnival in Rio de Janiero and Salvador, Brazil, got under way Friday. From now to Tuesday, it's one big party. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes Carnival kicked off across Brazil Friday, and the country will be ...

Rhythm is king in this seaside city long known as the capital of Afro-Brazilian culture, or more simply as the Black Rome–and not only at carnival. Drums thunder from behind the colorful walls of ...

The traditional Ash Wednesday festival, known as Arrastão, has been taking place for 24 years at the Salvador Carnival, but its days may be numbered. Salvador's City Council approved on Wednesday (11) ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...