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A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties

Carnival 2025: Live updates and photos from Brazil’s street parties

Carnival revelry is ramping up, from the raucous street parties to the glitzy parades. Follow AP reporters and photographers as they follow Saturday's pre-Lenten parties.

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The Latest: From small dogs to big cats, a day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties

Carnival kicked off Friday afternoon, with Saturday marking the first full day of the pre-Lenten festivities. Stay with The Associated Press throughout the day as our photographer

The Washington Post · 5h

The Latest: A day inside Brazil's wild Carnival parties

Call King Momo until Ash Wednesday comes,” Mayor Eduardo Paes, wearing shorts and a Panama hat, told Carnival revelers as drummers and veteran members of loc

Rio de Janeiro, samba and of Carnival

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‘Ginga!’ Learning samba becomes a must to attend Rio Carnival

On the eve of the Rio Carnival, learning samba has become a must for those attending the event::6, 2025:: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:: Thai Rodrigues, Samba instructor:: “Many students go to Sapucai and a lot of them dance very well.

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Rio’s Samba Parade Spotlights Trans Rights

The Tuiuiti samba school uplifts trans identities and highlights the political dimensions of Brazil’s Carnival celebrations.

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Pioneering Samba: Transgender Women to Shine at Rio Carnival

A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school Paraiso do Tuiuti. Their performance will honor Xica Manicongo, Brazil's first transgender woman,

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Samba project led by Navy transgender woman in the spotlight at Rio Carnival

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake

A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...

The Rio Carnival street party where dogs parade as superheroes and cartoon characters

About 100 dogs wagged their tails to samba music and socialized at the so-called Blocao street party, where about 300 people ...

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Bureaucratic hurdles slow the beat of Rio’s Carnival street parades

While samba school parades dominate international attention, Rio de Janeiro’s “blocos” — street parades central to the city’s ...

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A samba queen's guide to Rio de Janeiro

Brazilians often say that "everything ends in samba", but perhaps it would be more accurate to say that samba never ends – at least not in Rio de Janeiro ... role in its Carnival ...

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King Momo inaugurates Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially kicked off on Friday, with the handing over of the keys to the city to King Momo.

The Glamour of Rio de Janeiro Is on Full Display in This New Book

Just in time for carnival, Assouline's shiny new tome on Rio de Janeiro celebrates the spirit of the Marvelous City.

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