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

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, marks the final day of the Carnival season before Lent begins. Taking place on March 4 this year, ...

Afro-Brazilian religious followers conducted a vibrant cleansing ritual at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, just ...

Writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva was attacked while participating in the Acadêmicos do Baixo Augusta parade in downtown São Paulo ...

Carnival originated in Europe and can be traced back to the winter festivals that were celebrated in the Middle Ages. The ...

Both the U.S. and Canadian embassies have also recommended that tourists to the country stick to main cities and tourist ...

As one of the biggest festivals in the world begins in an iconic cruise destination, the U.S. is sharing a new security alert ...

Throughout history, stories have circulated about famous individuals who mocked God and later met tragic or untimely deaths.

As one of the biggest festivals in the world begins in an iconic cruise destination, the U.S. is sharing a new security alert ...

Brazilian dancing and even more samba live music. Finally, the festivities will conclude next Sunday, March 2 with the big Carnival Parade in Limassol. Kicking it off will again be Batukinio with ...

ROVERE: It's an opportunity for growing awareness of the climate change problems. CARNEIRO: This time of the year, he says, masses of hot air block the arrival of cold air from the South Pole, but ...