RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The mere idea that U.S. soldiers on leave from Iraq see Rio's carnival as a free-floating sex party has Brazilians outraged. A report in Britain's The Guardian newspaper that ...

In a country known for celebrations – chief among them the Rio Carnival, which takes place annually between February and March – there’s plenty to look forward to throughout the year. From the riotous ...

Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Biodun Ajiboye, has described the concept of Rio de Janeiro Carnival as one that is predicated on ...

Emily Ratajkowski wore a green metal mesh two-piece for Rio Carnival in Brazil. Emily Ratajkowski /Instagram Emily Ratajkowski flaunted her famously snatched figure in a chainmail two-piece for the ...

From Milan Fashion Week to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. After strutting her stuff on the runway at the Tod’s, Dolce & Gabbana and Blumarine shows in Italy, Irina Shayk, 39, touched down in Brazil to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — 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 fingers ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known as blocos, and the parades at the legendary Sambadrome ...

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Rio's top samba schools parade at the Sambadrome on second night of Carnival Supreme Court Appears Poised to Allow GOP to Eliminate Democrat House Seats Judge says state can't call attempted arrest of ...

Transgender woman Negriny Venture, of the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, prepares to rehearse for the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. RIO DE JANEIRO — A Carnival parade in ...