Rio Carnival 2027 runs 7 to 9 February at the Sambadrome, with grandstand seats from about US$50 and the full order of samba ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil's northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend. The atmosphere has been especially festive in Rio de Janeiro, where city officials were ...

In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.

Revelers from the Academicos de Niteroi samba school wave flags depicting Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a technical rehearsal – Copyright ...

Former sex worker Lourdes Barreto dances during Porto da Pedra samba school's rehearsal for a parade, spotlighting sex workers to dismantle stigma, ahead of a Carnival parade in Sao Goncalo, Rio de ...