A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at the world-renowned Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro in March.

Events take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most cosmopolitan city. All the main samba competitions between rival dance ...

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Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the ...

The Cordão do Boitatá parade kicked off on Sunday 23 February, as thousands of participants danced in the streets. View on ...

Rio sambas through a sweltering carnival as temperatures soar.

There are plenty of things to do around Hattiesburg during the carnival season, also known as Mardi Gras. Here are some of our top picks.

The Brazilian film I'm Still Here is gathering steam ahead of its wider American release on the back of its well-deserved 3 ...

that we managed to preserve," he said. Rio's Carnival, famous for parades with lavish costumes and towering floats to the tune of samba music, begins on February 28 and will run until March 8.

A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, injuring 21 people in a blow to the ...