Organisers of the “Cordao do Bola Preta” – the oldest and most traditional street party in Rio de Janeiro – said some two (m) million people joined Saturday’s revels. Created in 1918, the Bola Preta ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio's Carnival parade, destroying the dreams and hard work of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire Monday gutted warehouses holding many of the elaborate, feather-and-sequin costumes and extravagant floats for Rio's Carnival parade, destroying the dreams and hard work ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A large fire swept through Rio de Janeiro's Carnival center on Monday, destroying thousands of costumes and floats and throwing preparations for Brazil's annual festival of ...

Tuesday marks the climax of pre-Lent Carnival celebrations around the world. In Rio de Janeiro, nearly-nude dancing beauties led elaborate floats past 70,000 revelers in the city's Sambodrome stadium, ...