“The parades at the Sambadrome are the central event of Carnival. For four nights, Rio’s top samba schools, of which there are more than 100, perform to themes of their choosing—this past year, many ...

Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Biodun Ajiboye, has described the concept of Rio de Janeiro Carnival as one that is predicated on ...

Emily Ratajkowski wore a green metal mesh two-piece for Rio Carnival in Brazil. Emily Ratajkowski /Instagram Emily Ratajkowski flaunted her famously snatched figure in a chainmail two-piece for the ...

From Milan Fashion Week to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. After strutting her stuff on the runway at the Tod’s, Dolce & Gabbana and Blumarine shows in Italy, Irina Shayk, 39, touched down in Brazil to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — At a classical orchestra, a conductor’s raised hands often means the start of a performance. Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s free fingers ...

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Transgender woman Negriny Venture, of the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, prepares to rehearse for the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. RIO DE JANEIRO — A Carnival parade in ...

Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s five-day reign over the festivities. “Don’t call me. Call King Momo ...

A dog wearing a tiara and wings attends the “Blocao” dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday. The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked ...

Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities all the way in Hollywood, where Brazil could take home its first Oscar. While ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon characters paraded alongside their owners in one of ...