Revellers in Rio de Janeiro showed their creativity, dressed to their nines to have a good time at the city’s street carnival parades this week.Our correspondents Jan Onoszko and Fanny Lothaire ...

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome ... image of our beautiful carnival for the rest of the world too!” Watch moreRio de Janeiro carnival kicks off amid ...

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

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a massive economic powerhouse ... transportation, and street vending. The Sambadrome parades alone, held at the Marquês de Sapucaí, draw around 120,000 spectators ...

Trinidad and Tobago's carnival is known as the 'mother of all carnivals' and takes place every year over two whole days on ...

Like musicians and stilt walkers, vendors are a fixture at Rio's street ... de Janeiro. They often spend hours on public transport each day trekking into the city from the poor periphery. Carnival ...

About 100 dogs happily wagged their tails to samba music while socialising at the Blocao street party. The event drew around 300 people and their pets. “I think this is just wonderful; I’ve been ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary ...

In a time of political hostility and violence, a samba school in Rio de Janeiro decided to highlight the realities of the ...

During Carnival, groups like Sons of Gandhi promote Afro-Brazilian culture, while events like the Blocao Carnival party bring joy to pets and their owners.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red ... The vibrant chaos of Carnival street parties was, of course, unsuitable for sick children, so members of the Clown Circle project brought ...