Covid canceled the 2021 festival. Now, the Brazilian city is reclaiming its streets Antonia Mufarech - Correspondent Members of the Portela samba school perform during Rio's Carnival parade. Photo by ...

Carnival celebrations in Brazil have had another setback because of a spike in Covid-19 cases. In a joint statement from their health departments on Friday, the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revelers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, a favela on Rio de Janeiro's west side, but this year the pulse is even stronger with its Unidos de Padre Miguel ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century, highlighting the ongoing violence against transgender ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Colorful floats and flamboyant dancers are delighting tens of thousands jammed into Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sambadrome, putting on a delayed Carnival celebration after the ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Colorful floats and flamboyant dancers are delighting tens of thousands jammed into Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sambadrome, putting on a delayed Carnival celebration after the pandemic ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world-famous Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro will be held in late April rather than the final weekend of February, as the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil spikes and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - As Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival holiday rolls around this year without official events due to Brazil's ongoing Omicron coronavirus wave, a slew of private ...