Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – 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 ...

The iconic Brazilian beach city's elite samba schools have started holding rehearsals again, hoping authorities will let carnival festivities go ahead from February 25 to March 1. The schools want ...

Members of the 'Heaven on Earth' street carnival band parade through the streets of Santa Teresa, in Rio de Janeiro - Copyright AFP OZAN KOSE Members of the 'Heaven ...

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Avoid being alone in a crowd, opt for canned drinks over potentially drugged cocktails, scan a QR code to access emergency resources -- as Rio enters carnival season, there has ...

Rio's government made its most significant investment yet in 2024's Carnival. If it pays off, everyone wins. Rita de Cassia Oliveira takes a brief pause to reorganise a display of colourful earrings, ...

(MENAFN- AFP)Imagine putting on the biggest show in town, pulling in hundreds of thousands of people, but still wondering if you'll be able to fund basic things like loudspeakers. That's the odd ...

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. This ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 ...