Carnival 2025: Highlights from Brazil’s street parties

Brazil’s 2025 Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and ...
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At Brazil's carnival, the country's religions fight for respect on a global stage

(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous for their colorful costumes, giant floats and the driving rhythm of samba that is a ...

Wagner Moura was dressed as a ballerina when he first met his wife at Brazil’s Carnival

Everything to know about the actor’s filmmaker and journalist wife of over two decades ...
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Carnival and award seasons collide as Brazil roots for its Oscar-nominated film

RECIFE, Brazil — Hollywood's big night is still a month away but Oscar campaigning is in full swing, especially in Brazil. This year's hopeful is the political thriller The Secret Agent, set in 1977 ...
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Carnival, Samba, and Criminal Control in Rio de Janeiro

In Rio de Janeiro, family clans managing informal lotteries gain criminal influence through samba schools at the heart of ...

Carnival in Bormio as Brazil's Pinheiro Braathen claims historic gold

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil claimed giant slalom skiing gold at the Milan/Cortina Games to give South America a first ...