Greatest Show On Earth: How To Experience The Rhythm, Resistance, And Revelry Of Rio’s Carnival

Often called the “Greatest Show on Earth,” this legendary celebration draws in over a million locals and travelers who flood ...
Yahoo

With flicks of the wrist, Rio Carnival's drum maestros keep everyone locked in on the beat

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At a classical orchestra, a conductor’s raised hands often means the start of a performance. Tracing shapes in the air could point to how each beat must come. And one’s free ...
AOL

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Is the Biggest Party on Earth—Here's What It Was Like Photographing It

Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Carnival in Brazil—a dazzling, five-day extravaganza of parades, music, and street parties. Photographer Marta Tucci documented the spectacle for T+L. “The parades at ...
MercoPress

Rio’s Carnival Kicks Off with 462 Street Parades and 6 Million Expected Attendees

The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 ...
KSAT

Dogs in costumes take over at Rio Carnival street party

RIO DE JANEIRO – 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 ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Rio's Carnival parade is back, as street bands ache to party

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremoniously handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo — but it remains to be ...