RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

Rio Carnival is one of the biggest, boldest and brightest events in the Brazilian calendar, and it’s taking the country’s ...

Glitter is classified as a primary microplastic, intentionally produced at a tiny scale of usually less than 5mm. Particles consist of a thin layer of plastic—typically Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET ...

The Carmelitas block party is one of many annual parties in which Rio revellers take part in across the city’s neighbourhoods. It began earlier today with Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handing ...

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro - the crowds, the colors, the rhythms - hot, hot, hot, literally. As Julia Carneiro reports, temperatures have topped 111 degrees in some areas of the Brazilian megalopolis.

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 ...

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 ...