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 over the festivities. Some street parties have already been sweeping ...

A reveler participates in the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2023. The Brazilian city's carnival is the South American country's biggest popular festival ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city announced Monday, just days before Carnival ...

Revelers would spray the concoction into crowds or at strangers, often to flirt, said Felipe Ferreira, a Carnival historian at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. The government banned the ...

Just a few minutes from the school parades in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome ... image of our beautiful carnival for the rest of the world too!” Watch moreRio de Janeiro carnival kicks off amid ...

was spotted arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, February 18 looking happy and healthy in her chic sweat ensemble and a khaki baseball cap. Gisele Bundchen arrived in Brazil for Carnival in ...

Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo on Friday, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the revelry. “I officially declare Carnival 2024 open!” ...