Rio Carnival wouldn’t be Rio Carnival without samba, which originated among African slave communities in the 1800s and eventually spread to other areas of society.

Russian model Irina Shayk made a spectacular entrance at the Rio 2025 Carnival. Known for her shows on the most prestigious catwalks, this time this fashion icon embodied joy, celebration and ...

Rio’s 2021 carnival is expected to be radically different, ... “Carnival is an artistic and cultural activity that is also a mirror of Brazil’s social makeup,” he said.

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is known as one of the biggest and most epic parties in the world, and this year, Brazilian pop star Anitta is making it even more unforgettable for her fans.

Performers from the Salgueiro samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, early Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Bruna Prado “You just pay attention to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Revelers are packing streets and dancing to samba beats in this seaside city's Carnival celebration — a bacchanal of music, booze and flesh that officially opens Friday when ...

• Rio Carnival is always celebrated the weekend before the beginning of Lent and ends on 'Fat Tuesday', the day before the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday. The festival dates back as far as 1723.

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.

Baile and samba beats make up much of Rio’s allure, but the true beauty lies in youthful exuberance that doesn’t wear off long after you’ve landed at NYC’s John F. Kennedy airport.

As Rio de Janeiro kicked off its Carnival on Saturday, about 100 dogs barked and wagged their tails to the tune of samba music as they paraded in front of pet lovers in a canine costume competition.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Covered in confetti and to the sound of drums, Rio's mayor handed the key to the city to the mythical figure who reigns over the chaos of Carnival, officially opening this ...

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