Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found ...

Free In February, one of Rio’s biggest Carnival blocos ... Saturday (22/02) 10am to 12pm: Bate-Bola Mask Workshop - Led by the all-female Bate-Bola Brilhetes de Anchieta group, participants ...

Masks of Torres’ face ... “That’s peak fame in Brazil — to become a Carnival costume,” Torres said Feb. 10 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. “I see a lot of me in the streets.

Street parties, known as blocos, are a fixture of Rio’s Carnival celebrations ... through the corridors decorated with streamers and masks, inviting children, parents, nurses and doctors ...

Carnival in Rio is not just a cultural phenomenon, it's become a money-spinner for the entire Brazilian economy. No matter whether it's exotic feathers, glittering costumes, or colorful masks ...

Masks of Torres' face, plus T-shirts and caps featuring ... while dressed as some of her beloved TV characters. “That’s peak fame in Brazil — to become a Carnival costume,” Torres said Feb. 10 at the ...

At 2.20pm a Brazilian Dance Show ... put on your masks, bring plenty of good cheer, and let the wave of fun carry you to the ultimate carnival party of the year, at Ayia Napa Marina,” say ...

The overlap between the Oscars and Brazil’s Carnival created a World Cup-like celebration. Across the country, parades and street parties featured masks of Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello (who ...