Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed over the key to the city to its Carnival monarch on Friday, opening King Momo's five-day reign ...

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 ...

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

There is still some time to go until the festivities, but street parties and samba school rehearsals are already kicking off ...

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

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

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

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

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked on Feb 17 in scorching temperatures as the city’s crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. The municipality’s Rio ...

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

Rio de Janeiro's mayor handed the city keys to King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch's ...

Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists were baking Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. A heatwave is hitting several parts of ...