Rio de Janeiro has canceled its Carnival street parades due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, but the parade at the Sambadrome stadium will go on.

Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival street parades due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the city's mayor Eduardo Paes announced Tuesday during a YouTube live stream.

Revelers attend the "Match Comigo" Tinder-themed Carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Making out at one of Rio de Janeiro’s alcohol-soaked Carnival street ...

Carnival King Momo, Wilson Dias da Costa Neto, holds the key of the city as the Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, right, applauds during a ceremony marking the official start of Carnival in Rio ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carnival street parades in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled for 2022 by the city’s mayor, as new COVID-19 cases continue to explode in Brazil, according to a report from CNN.

The street parades which lure up to 12 million people are “unfeasible,” according to Paes. The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has decided to cancel its widely famous carnival street ...

Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival street party, after a three-year hiatus for Covid-19.

A vendor pulls through a crowd of revelers a cart carrying a cooler of ice cold beverages at the Heaven on Earth pre-Carnival street party, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

As Rio de Janeiro kicks off its Carnival, about 100 dogs are barking and wagging their tails to the tune of samba music as they parade in front of pet lovers in a canine costume competition.

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro has canceled its Carnival street parades due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, but the parade at the Sambadrome stadium will go on.

A vendor pulls through a crowd of revelers a cart carrying a cooler of ice cold beverages at the Heaven on Earth pre-Carnival street party, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.