Rio de Janeiro Carnival in pictures: Exotic dancers parade through Sambadrome Extraterrestrial toucan birds, neon green spacemen waving Brazilian flags and legions of scantily clad women and men ...

British Airways (0844 493 0787; ba.com) flies daily, non-stop, to both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Heathrow-Rio returns start at £717, including taxes, fees and charges. Indirect flights ...

Revelers attend the Simpatia e Quase Amor 'bloco', or street party, on the third official day of Carnival along Ipanema beach on February 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – FEBRUARY 12: Samba school dancers perform at the carnival parade in Sapucai Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 12, 2018. (Photo by Fabio… Getty Images ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city said in its official gazette on Monday, just days ...

Rio's costumes were big, colorful and full of sparkle. This decade also marked the change of address for the sambodromo to where it is now located at Av Marquez de Sapucai.

Just a few days until the official start of Carnival, and the streets of Rio de Janeiro are already already heaving with people warming up for next weekend. The sounds of drums is already echoing ...

Raquel Poti performs on stilts during the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth pre-Carnival street party, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.