Subtle hand signs coordinate the hundreds of pounding drummers in each of Rio de Janeiro’s glitzy Carnival parades.

The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos ...

Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties. They scour Instagram pages for times and locations, coordinate on ...

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...

Known in Portuguese as “ambulantes” or “camelos," street vendors scour Instagram pages for times and locations, coordinate on ...

Tens of thousands of cheering fans pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to see the first night of the top samba ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo’s five-day reign ...

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon ...

Tens of thousands of cheering fans pack the bleachers of Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome to see the first night of the top samba ...

Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities ...