Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the ...

Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

The king and queen of Brazil’s renowned Rio de Janeiro carnival visited Cyprus’ carnival capital Limassol on Friday night. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the pair “danced to the ...

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NAN reports that the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, which dates back to 1723, is an annual festival held before Lent in Brazil. It is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with an average of ...

For Irina, this was a challenge unlike any runway Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is an annual event for many. But for 39-year-old Russian model Irina Shayk, it was her first. She made a stunning debut ...

Luciana admitted that she’d “enjoyed Carnival so much that now I have to make up for it,” referring to the time she’d spent at Rio de Janeiro Carnival. She added: “There are times when ...

Sir Mick Jagger's ex-lover and mother of his son, Lucas, has revealed she's undergone emergency surgery following a week of hard partying at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in her home country ...

The city's seductive samba beat and incredible panoramic views last year-round, but arrive in February to experience Carnival ... is also the season when Rio de Janeiro sees the most rainfall ...

“A Canto Da Cidade” (on the street corner) is an insight into the absurd and picturesque beach culture in Rio de Janeiro ... s contrasts fade into the background and the unity of nature ...