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 Sambadrome ...
SAO PAULO (AP) — HOLD FOR 10 AM EST, SUNDAY MARCH 2 Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s ...
Transgender woman Negriny Venture, of the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, prepares to rehearse for the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. RIO DE JANEIRO — A Carnival parade in ...
In the heart of Lagos Island, the Fanti Carnival rose like a phoenix—bold, rhythmic and unapologetically Afro-Brazilian. After years of silence, it returned not just as celebration, but as resistance.
Brazil celebrates Three Kings Day with parade in Rio favelas Brazil marked Three Kings Day on Tuesday with a colourful procession in Rio de Janeiro, where music and dance echoed through a hillside ...