Carnival celebrates vibrant global traditions, blending history, resistance, and cultural expression through music, dance, ...

Members of the Padre Miguel samba school performing at the Sambadrome during Carnival festivities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS ...

The Beija-Flor samba school has been crowned winner of Rio de Janeiro's celebrated carnival parade competition. Thousand gathered at the city's giant Sambadrome arena to watch the top 12 samba schools ...

"I'm Still Here" earned Brazil's first Oscar in the best ... help amplify economic activity generated by the carnival, with estimates for the festival approaching the $1 billion dollar mark.

Considered Brazil’s most popular holiday, Carnival is a week-long festival — held from Feb. 28 to March 8 this year — that includes colorful costumes, music, dancing and parades throughout ...

Brazil’s Carnival got a guest star this year, in the form of longtime Victoria’s Secret angel Irina Shayk. The supermodel participated in the festival for the first time ever, and went all out ...

Brazil’s most populous state says ... police as partygoers for significant declines in festival-related crimes. “Over the pre-Carnival weekend, 880 cases of cell phone theft and robbery ...