1. Wide of Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes handing the keys of the city to King Momo, King of Carnival Rio de Janeiro’s mayor on Friday officially opened Carnival, the self-billed biggest party on ...

On the fifth and final official day of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, revelers showed no sign of fatigue as they gathered by the thousands on the Flamengo park overlooking the Sugarloaf mountain for more ...

Carnival is one of the most popular party seasons in Brazil. Annually, the country attracts millions of people from all over the world to enjoy the festivities. Tourists flock to Rio de Janeiro to ...

Sexy costumes, bands, festivities, wild parades - and murky water. As the official Carnival celebrations kick off in the Brazilian city of Rio Saturday, potable water has become a valuable commodity, ...

The "Botafogo Samba Clube" samba school parades through the Sambodrome on the first day of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio de Janeiro, the world-famous parades in the Sambodrome have begun with ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Rio Carnival festival is back. It is considered the biggest carnival in the world. Two million people a day are expected to show up. This year, however, street parties won’t be ...

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