Maria Lucia de Souza, president of the Capim Branco samba school, prepares a costume recycled from Rio de Janeiro's carnival AFP Holding a dazzling jewel-encrusted crown decorated with green and ...

A reveler of the Sao Clemente samba school performs in the Carnival parade at the Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 16, 2015. A reveler of the Sao Clemente samba school performs at the ...

Images of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival Throughout the Years Feb. 08, 2013 — -- intro: We all associate Rio de Janeiro's Carnival with teeny weeny bikinis covered in sparkles, but was it always like ...

Andrea Fraser's poignant pyramid of cast off Brazilian Carnival costumes 2 Andrea Fraser's poignant pyramid of cast off Brazilian Carnival costumes 2 (Instagram photo by Doug MacCash / NOLA.com | The ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Carnival is back. Glittery and outrageous costumes were prepared again. Samba songs were ringing out ’til dawn at Rio de Janeiro’s sold-out parade grounds.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

“It was a critical evaluation, one of disapproval and condemnation of Nazism,” said Luiz Kignel, president of the Sao Paulo Jewish federation. RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A leading Brazilian Jewish ...

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held ...