Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...

A Rio Carnival samba school has honored Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with a glowing parade, but his rivals are calling it illegal early campaigning.

By bnl Sao Paulo bureau Brazil's electoral court has opened an investigation into whether a lavish carnival parade celebrating President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva crossed the line into illegal early ...

Brazil's Carnival is expected to attract 65 million revelers, with significant tourist influx and economic impact, ...

Brazil has been in party mode since February 13 with the 2026 Carnival celebration, which wraps up this weekend.

Hundreds of people take part in Paraty's "mud carnival", which is called Bloco da Lama. They roll around in thick, squishy mud on Jabaquara Beach until they're completely covered, before decorating ...

Rio de Janeiro's annual carnival parade competition continued its tradition of vibrant dance and colour, with samba school Viradouro taking the crown for its tribute to its legendary drum director.

Political critics denounced the show as early campaigning ahead of the October elections. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome hosted a glitzy parade Sunday evening celebrating Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a year he bids for his fourth inconsecutive term.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, attends the Academicos de Niteroi samba school parade in his honor with ...