Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samba school Academicos de Niteroi from a city neighboring Rio, is the first school to honor a serving president (Pablo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Carnival is in full swing as music, glam and glee continue to dominate the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Samba school Unidos da ...

Rio’s Carnival can feel like ten festivals happening at once because it basically is. The easiest way to enjoy it on your first trip is to split your time between daytime street blocos and one big, ...

Rio was gearing up Monday for the second and final night of its celebrated carnival, with the stage set for an event that will blend huge party with political protest. More than 70,000 people were ...

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 ...

It may be Fat Tuesday, but the gays are flaunting their toned physiques before Lent begins tomorrow. While many in the US flock to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, gay international jetsetters ...

A colossal metallic robot depicting Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambadrome avenue on Sunday night, in a Carnival parade that has drawn fire for its tribute ...