Brazil’s 2025 Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and ...

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of public health emergency due to an epidemic of dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil. The city’s mayor Eduardo ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full day of the ...

Brazil’s Carnival celebration is shaping up to be a historic milestone for the country’s tourism sector. An expected crowd of 65 million revelers will fill the streets, according to estimates from the ...

The accident late Sunday, which coincided with heavy drizzle, marred the start of the all-night samba dance-off at the Sambodromo stadium. The truck, topped with one of the extravagant floats that ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 one of the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 ...

When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never imagined that six decades ...