Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the ...

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations began earlier this month in Brazil. As part of the event, dogs dressed as superheroes, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off ... “Here we have kids, the elderly, and many dogs.” The name Blocao is a mixture of “bloco,” which means ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, Brazil's biggest festival of the ... helped me buy my first home in my 20s. I want to give my kids the same financial head start.

Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties ... allowing them to pay off debts, buy presents for their kids and set them up for the rest of the year. But as opportunity to cash in has grown ...

Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome. Since Friday afternoon, hundreds of street parties have been roving ...

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

So when is Rio Carnival, what is it celebrating, and how can you get involved? Here’s everything you need to know. The Carnival is an annual event that always begins on the Friday before Ash ...

As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday ... this wonderful shade,” Marinho said. “Here we have kids, the elderly, and many dogs.” The name Blocao is a mixture ...